rootpuma
Thursday, January 14, 2021 2:24:29 PM
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.

Gene363
Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:12:29 PM

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.

rootpuma wrote:

Follow Ave on YouTube.

HockeyDad
Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:15:39 PM
I wonder if CelticBomber has one of these?
JadeRose
Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:16:19 PM
Ask Ram
Ram27
Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:18:19 PM
^^^^ 🙈🙊🙉
Ram27
Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:37:17 PM

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.

rootpuma wrote:

Goggle is your friend. 🤔

danmdevries
Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:40:56 PM

Follow Ave on YouTube.

Gene363 wrote:

Love that guy

danmdevries
Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:48:14 PM
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

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
Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:58:41 PM
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
Thursday, January 14, 2021 4:00:29 PM
what are you wanting to do with it..?? 😕
rootpuma
Thursday, January 14, 2021 4:01:54 PM

what are you wanting to do with it..?? 😕

DrafterX wrote:

mostly wood, acrylic and the likes....maybe a soft aluminum every now and then,

HockeyDad
Thursday, January 14, 2021 4:04:16 PM

what are you wanting to do with it..?? 😕

DrafterX wrote:

I bet he picks the ball screw one.

DrafterX
Thursday, January 14, 2021 4:11:04 PM
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... 😟
rootpuma
Thursday, January 14, 2021 4:46:49 PM

I've seen small ones pretty cheap that hold a router.. 😟

DrafterX wrote:

I was looking more into the $2k range....note the part about not desktop/small....but thanks

melmetts
Thursday, January 14, 2021 11:32:16 PM

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.

rootpuma wrote:

I would buy a roomful of cigars instead.

🇨🇮

ZRX1200
Friday, January 15, 2021 1:17:29 AM
HAAS VF3.
tonygraz
Friday, January 15, 2021 7:25:47 AM
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
Friday, January 15, 2021 1:39:52 PM

I was looking more into the $2k range....note the part about not desktop/small....but thanks

rootpuma wrote:

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 now🌫

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