Looking for a small (6" cube?) CNC machine capable of working with all metals and plastics. Does anyone have suggestions on where to start?
Shopping for a small CNC machine...
- Thread starter ddrueding
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Bozo
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Google??
Bozo :mrgrn:
Bozo :mrgrn:
Howell
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ddrueding said:
The smallest one you are going to be able to find will be around 20" cube. It will cost a lot.
Howell said:
A lot is a relative thing. Too much for a hobby? Yep. Too much if there's a profit involved? Perhaps not.
Craiglc1
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As funny as it sounds...check Ebay. There is a store here which sells old Pratt & Whitney equipment usually still in working shape. Of course much of it is 3 phase wired. The "surplus" store as it was called has now started putting the good stuff on ebay effectively ruining the fun for the locals. Keep an eye out in local things like craigs list and backpage.com if its in your area. Lots of little shops will upgrade from time to time to provide you with an opportunity
mubs
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DD, you may want to check this 3-D printer out.
LOST6200 said:
When producing a large volume of one of a kind pieces, outsourcing can be very expensive.
Pradeep
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mubs said:
I've seen that in action at a trade show in Florida. Pretty impressive. However the cost of the "ink" that it uses is pretty expensive (they had a copy of a PS2 controller, came to about $300-$400 in materials). It's mostly for rapid prototyping usage.