big budget cnc

[Lee Roberts]

That used machine looks very promising.

I know its also so close to me i could reach out and touch it, would be prefect project for me.

[Desertboy]

I know its also so close to me i could reach out and touch it, would be prefect project for me.

If I wasn't so skint right now I would be buying this today ;)

At prices like that it's not worth building an 8*4 I'd just buy one I have no doubt £1k and you can get that working and £2k and you can get working like new.

[Clive S]

If I wasn't so skint right now I would be buying this today ;)

At prices like that it's not worth building an 8*4 I'd just buy one I have no doubt £1k and you can get that working and £2k and you can get working like new.

I don't think its 8x4 its 3mtr x 2mtr bed so probably bigger still.

[Desertboy]

I don't think its 8x4 its 3mtr x 2mtr bed so probably bigger still.

I always think of these as 8*4 machines lol as that's what I mostly would use it for but the ability to do 10*5 would be very useful but only occasionally. If i do build my own I will build it to have a workspace of 3m*1.6m because you never know when you need those extra inches ;) Space is not an issue to me at the moment within reason I could fit 3 of these machines in ;)

This machine would be spot on for what I want, I would then convert what I'm building now into an aluminium machine for cutting molds for vac forming and use the big one for wood only.

[pet30]

the frame could i make it out of 50x50x3 mm or do i need to use bigger and heaver steel?
i found this shop in holland i think the price is ok because i need supported rails of 3 meter long

https://www.hardware-cnc.nl/en/shop/...ted-round-rail

[Clive S]

the frame could i make it out of 50x50x3 mm or do i need to use bigger and heaver steel?
i found this shop in holland i think the price is ok because i need supported rails of 3 meter long

https://www.hardware-cnc.nl/en/shop/...ted-round-rail

You need to draw this up in Cad otherwise you will waste a lot on money quickly. What do you mean by "the frame" its hard for people to advise you without the CAD drawing.

[pet30]

with frame i mean the base of the machine,

i don't have cad program just sketchup i am a woodworker so for drawing kitchens etc thats good enough but i can draw very accurate in sketchup

[Clive S]

with frame i mean the base of the machine,

i don't have cad program just sketchup i am a woodworker so for drawing kitchens etc thats good enough but i can draw very accurate in sketchup

At some point you will need CAD and CAM Fusion360 is good and free

[Desertboy]

with frame i mean the base of the machine,

i don't have cad program just sketchup i am a woodworker so for drawing kitchens etc thats good enough but i can draw very accurate in sketchup

I know people love Fusion but cloud computing is about as secure as my Vauxhall Nova was (Was stolen 5 times lol)

if you're data has no financial potential then use fusion if you data is valuable avoid clouds.

My bank has been hacked twice in 6 years and virgin media last week, I have no faith in secure cloud computing at all.

I know it's time to upgrade my cad so going to buy this package I think
http://www.cadandgraphics.com/tupro2...Fee77QodVWkGUw

Seems very good value for a semi pro workshop solution.

[Davek0974]

I know people love Fusion but cloud computing is about as secure as my Vauxhall Nova was (Was stolen 5 times lol)

if you're data has no financial potential then use fusion if you data is valuable avoid clouds.

My bank has been hacked twice in 6 years and virgin media last week.

I like Fusion, yes its cloud but you can save copies locally too. ;)