We bought our router gantry system in late 2021 and we've been using it ever since. We process about 4-7 slabs per day and around 1,500 slabs per year. When our shop is open this thing is running. We absolutely love it, total game changer, I'll go through a couple points worth discussing over our time with it.
We opted to make the platform with a bottom. We found that our slabs are all kinds of different sizes, we just generated a few dedicated shim pieces and it can be moved anywhere. Also, we found that it helps with dust collection. Even with the new dust shroud, there is still a bunch of dust left on the surface, we just broom it off into a wheel barrow.
The entire structure of our sled rests on adjustable feet. We found that over time it will get off a little, mainly from running into it, moving it, etc. By having adjustable feet along the entire track we can adjust certain sections using a laser to get it all back to parallel. Also I think that having a lot of weight in one spot over time makes our sled sag a little. If I could do it over again I think I would weld an entire frame out of metal. This might be overkill for a lot of folks though. We also raised the rails up to accommodate larger slabs, 4+ inches.
The Milwaulkee 3hp router is the king. It'll burn up though if you abuse it and not take light passes. We have a spetool 2 inch carbide cutter head. I purchased a second router in case one burns up but it's crucial you rotate blades and take light passes to avoid this
The new dust shroud they have is great, well thought out. It doesn't get everything but really how can it. It's made a huge difference for us.
The rails are good quality and can handle weight on them. We found that we have to lubricate the rails daily. We use wd-40 in a little squirt bottle to grease the rails once in a while to make her glide.
The only issue we have ever had was the little plastic/brass dohickies that the router attaches to. If you remove your router a bunch they would strip out on us. The holes need to be blown out with a compressor to keep the threads clean. I have multiple employees so I know it doesn't get done often. Personally, I would like to see a way to attach the router to the metal rod that moves it back and forth without the use of threaded screws, some form of clamping system. With that being said, it doesn't take away from it's functionality if you take diligence in cleaning the holes and don't cross thread them.
The company and communication is fantastic. Jacob, the owner, responds to me personally and is able to help me quickly. You can tell they really take pride in what they do and the products they create, as do we here in our shop, which is why it's a pleasure owning one of their tools.
All in all, it gets 5 stars from us. We have thoroughly vetted and downright abused our sled for a while and it still remains one of the most important tools in our shop. However, sometimes I do feel like a printer when running it, neeeeneeeee, back and forth, if it has some form of automation in the future they'll have to increase the rating to 6 stars. You won't regret buying it, American made, totally worth the investment. It's already paid for itself within the first week of having it.
Jacob, you the man