Bill Bogstad wrote: > A few quick googles finds a $599 kit for a Shapeoko which was written up > in Make: > > http://blog.makezine.com/2012/04/06/shapeoko-the-affordable-cnc-mill-kit/
Nice article. Thanks for sharing. Jack Coats wrote: > The quietest subtractive method I have seen seems to be laser > technology. Ah, yes, good point. > Laser cutting is available fairly inexpensively either > manufactured, or DIY, in various sizes. I wasn't aware that lasers powerful enough to do cutting were cheap enough for D-I-Y projects. > Another relatively light head is used on plasma cutters for > cutting metal. Yup, but it requires an air supply, and not so quiet, though probably still quieter than a motor and mill bit cutting at 20 ~ 30K RPM. -Tom _______________________________________________ Hardwarehacking mailing list Hardwarehacking@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking
