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
On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 10:31 -0600, Len Shelton wrote:
> Luke,
>
> Shameless plug follows...
>
> Have a look at the FireBall V90:
> http://www.probotix.com/FireBall_v90_cnc_router_kit/
>
...snip
Is there a link to information on how to connect your machine to EMC2?
> It's unfortunate that no on
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 scre
Luke Scharf wrote:
> John Kasunich wrote:
>> I could go on and on... what about coolant? Metal cutting almost
>> demands some form of coolant or cutting lube. Even if you are just
>> hitting the work with a spritz of WD-40 every so often, it makes a
>> mess that needs to be totally cleaned u
>
>
> I've been looking at the website for solsylva home-built machines, and they
> look simple and cheap enough that it's a way I could get started learning
> the technology on a system that can do useful things, without blowing the
> budget. It doesn't look like it could do metal, but it looks
John Kasunich wrote:
I could go on and on... what about coolant? Metal cutting almost
demands some form of coolant or cutting lube. Even if you are just
hitting the work with a spritz of WD-40 every so often, it makes a mess
that needs to be totally cleaned up before putting wood on the machi
Luke Scharf wrote:
> Kirk Wallace wrote:
>> I've had in the back of my mind the thought that a person should have a
>> different machine for each general type of project material.
I agree, in the best of all possible worlds...
> I agree in-principal, however I have a limited work-area. My garag
Kirk Wallace wrote:
On Thu, 2008-12-11 at 10:50 -0600, Luke Scharf wrote:
... snip
My questions are:
* What kind of a desktop mill (for a hobbyist-sized workload) would
you all recommend for me?
I've had in the back of my mind the thought that a person should have a
differen
Glenn R. Edwards wrote:
http://campbelldesigns.net/index.php
http://solsylva.com/
http://www.mechmate.com/
http://www.multicam.com/eng/index.html
http://www.rolanddga.com/asd/default.asp
http://www.shopbottools.com/
http://www.techno-isel.com/CNC_Routers/index.htm
http://www.cncrouter.com/index.h
On Thu, 2008-12-11 at 10:50 -0600, Luke Scharf wrote:
... snip
> My questions are:
>
> * What kind of a desktop mill (for a hobbyist-sized workload) would
> you all recommend for me?
I've had in the back of my mind the thought that a person should have a
different machine for each gener
Glenn
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[mailto:emc-users-boun...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Luke Scharf
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:50 AM
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
Subject: [Emc-users] CNC Newbie Questions.
I'm a guy who spends
I'm a guy who spends a fair bit of time building stuff in my garage.
I started reading about the CarveWright machine, and it sounds like it
could be useful. But I'm a longtime Linux user, and I'd prefer an
open-source and modifiable solution. Also, I'd like to be able to work
with materials
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