Add in the motors/controller/power supply, it is about $1100 to 1200 plus shipping. Not to bad. Similar in cost to the others I mentioned earlier. Looks nice. It also looks more pre-assembled than the others. I am guessing it would get something going sooner!
I agree, the Vectric software is sweet. I saw a demo of their Aspire software in October. Wow! But not in my toy budget :( It is $1700 as an 'intro special' till the end of the year. Then it goes to $2K. Still, if you need its capability, the Vectric software is cheap. The MechMate I mentioned earlier looks like it runs about $5 to 6K if you have to buy it all new. Probably less if you have a good junk box and scrounging ability. But it is a large format unit. http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66 has a great list of links to places that are 'Websites that Inspire'. You can see lots of examples of what can be done with a CNC machine. ... The list goes on and on from hobby work to fine furniture, carving, etc, etc, etc ... A great thread. It is not a MechMate only kind of thing, there are examples from ShopBot and lots of individuals with other machines too. Len Shelton wrote: > Luke, > > Shameless plug follows... > > Have a look at the FireBall V90: > http://www.probotix.com/FireBall_v90_cnc_router_kit/ > > I guarantee that you will spend WAY more trying to build one from a set of > plans, and you will not get nearly as much performance. We use precision > Thomson rails, acme lead screws, and a commercial grade cast z-axis. > > You can join our Yahoo group and see some of the really amazing things the > guys are making with this machine. > > For CAD/CAM software, there is no easier to use package out there than the > Vectric software. It is windows based, but will run inside of Wine on > Ubuntu. Cut2D will do most of what you will ever need on a 2.5D mill. > > DolphinCAM recently dropped the prices of their software. > > It's unfortunate that no one has an affordable Linux based CAM solution, > yet. > > >> Len >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. > The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help > pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
