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rootpuma Offline
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Do any of you have experience with CNC machines at home? I was thinking about picking one up...but don't know where to start when looking into them.


Any advice greatly appreciated.
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rootpuma wrote:
Do any of you have experience with CNC machines at home? I was thinking about picking one up...but don't know where to start when looking into them.


Any advice greatly appreciated.


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HockeyDad Offline
#3 Posted:
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I wonder if CelticBomber has one of these?
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Ask Ram
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rootpuma wrote:
Do any of you have experience with CNC machines at home? I was thinking about picking one up...but don't know where to start when looking into them.


Any advice greatly appreciated.



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Gene363 wrote:
Follow Ave on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4c4BqhhJW4&feature=emb_title



Love that guy
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Back in my machining days we didn't use CNC, I just had an old lathe and a bridgeport mill in the garage. CNC was still pretty new at the time - at least the full enclosure machines we think of when saying CNC. My chit got stolen from my garage in 05 and I've not dipped my toes back into machining since. Someone would have had to drive into my garage with a forklift to get the stuff out but I lived bordering an industrial complex and the garage opened to an alley, so I assume that's what happened. But I did head work, cylinder boring and line boring on motorcycle engines. Had a few friends that drag raced bikes, and I was getting into restoration work so I bought some machines at auction and did that as a side hobby job for 2-3 years. Never paid the things off with the work I did though. Might've broke even at 5 years but chit got stole'd

I've got a couple buddies with machines in their shops, they do their own work when they want and the rest of the time the machine is running contract production work for other people. They're not really something for a hobbyist, they need to run around the clock to pay for themselves. Neither has them at home, both have shops. One guy runs K Power Industries https://kpower.industries/ the other guy's over in England and he does contract prototype work for aerospace companies on the side. Another buddy down in GA just bought one to stop paying other shops to run his parts. He will run his own parts and the rest of the time will run contract production.
rootpuma Offline
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I have googled a lot.....and watched YT...every video every link is just another person on said band wagon hyping the one they bought without any correlation to another machine.

damndevries.....those are not CNC machines...those are mill....big difference....CNC some can get away with soft metals most cannot....



I am looking in the 40"X40" cutting area....doesn't have to be that can be a bit smaller but not a desktop model.

Been looking at the Shapeoko and OneFinity. Two totally different machines. One driven with belts the other ball screw. However the OneFinity (ball screw) is fairly new and not much out there on it as for reviews. But what could really go wrong....everything
DrafterX Offline
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what are you wanting to do with it..?? Huh
rootpuma Offline
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DrafterX wrote:
what are you wanting to do with it..?? Huh



mostly wood, acrylic and the likes....maybe a soft aluminum every now and then,
HockeyDad Offline
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DrafterX wrote:
what are you wanting to do with it..?? Huh


I bet he picks the ball screw one.
DrafterX Offline
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I've seen small ones pretty cheap that hold a router.. draw on the computer and send it to the machine and it takes off.... limited but 3 dimensional. good for logos, name plates, etc... cheap way to get your feet wet tho... Mellow
rootpuma Offline
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DrafterX wrote:
I've seen small ones pretty cheap that hold a router.. Mellow


I was looking more into the $2k range....note the part about not desktop/small....but thanks
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#15 Posted:
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rootpuma wrote:
Do any of you have experience with CNC machines at home? I was thinking about picking one up...but don't know where to start when looking into them.


Any advice greatly appreciated.


I would buy a roomful of cigars instead.

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HAAS VF3.
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I ran one at P&W Aircraft way back when. Dunno if it would even fit in my garage. Made jet engine parts- steel and titanium.
RMAN4443 Offline
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rootpuma wrote:
I was looking more into the $2k range....note the part about not desktop/small....but thanks


I've seen versions of these router types that will hold 4x8 sheets of material...
and if you use carbide endmills in them, they will cut light gauge aluminum,I have no idea on the cost
I've been working as a CNC machinist for about 45 years...lots of changes in CNC between then and nowfog
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