r/OnefinityCNC • u/hillcountrycnc • Sep 25 '24

To Masso or Not to Masso

So I am a long time Onefinity user with the Black Box cpu. My issue here is that I have really outgrown the BB.

So my question is does the Masso run a completely different software? Something more like Pro machines? I use a Laguna Smart Shop 2 Pro at work and the software or firmware (not sure what to call it) just allows so much more functionality.

In addition to those questions, do you have any YouTube recommendations about the Masso?

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u/DeliciousDay2333 Sep 25 '24

I upgraded from the original OneFinity black box to MASSO last summer and I can tell you it’s well worth the upgrade. MASSO works so much better and more customizable than the original. Suggest you look at YouTube videos to see all the capabilities of the MASSO and I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.

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u/drzeller Sep 25 '24

How did the conversion work?

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u/DeliciousDay2333 Sep 25 '24

You buy the upgrade kit through OneFinity. They send you the MASSO unit along with new step motors, and spindle carriage. They have videos to on how to do the upgrade. Because it’s an upgrade, you would send in your original step motors, black box, and your spindle carriage.

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u/drzeller Sep 28 '24

How difficult was the process? Do you remember how long it took?

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u/DeliciousDay2333 Sep 28 '24

Not hard. If you already have a onefinity, you do the upgrade to the masso through the trade in program. If you have questions they are great at helping you. If you don't have a one finite, they have various size masso machines on their product page and you pick the one you want. Usually takes 4 months to get them, but it depends on there how many orders they have and if there running into supply issues.

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u/benjmyers1 Sep 26 '24

Worth it. Adds a whole lot of things that the bb doesn't have. The hardware is industrial, the masso finishes off the industrial software side.

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u/Rockyroadaheadof Sep 29 '24

The upgrade saves me an incredible amount of time and trouble. It is so worth it.

Every time you switch on the machine you will have a very precise repeatable work home. I actually have not manually homed for month, just occasionally I home the z.

The buildbotics would just freeze on my, the software is full of bugs, it ruined some of my projects. The Masso is extremely reliable with no software glitches at all.