Hi All, New member here from the Cardiff area.
Looking to have my first milling machine and obviously wanting it CNC'd. Not got a lot of machining experience, but did have a mini lathe for a number of years. So looking at this as the next stage.
I'd love to build my own machine, but (thanks to a lot of reading on here) as I think I'll be doing work on 1 foot dia steel objects in the future I don't think I could build a strong enough machine atm. Realistically I think converting an existing machine is the way to go.
So far I'm considering buying a machine from Amadeal and slowly converting it, as my budget going to have taken a big blow doing it this way. I'd appreciate advice on this even recommendations it's the right way to do this. Would look to have a 4 axis machine eventually, even 5 axis if possible!
Looking at the machines on offer from Amadeal there's quite a few machines of similar spec, but differing when it comes to Size, taper size, motor power etc.. and to be honest I'm just not sure which machine is going to be enough for my needs now and ideally in the future.
Right now I only plan to make items from plastic and Aluminum, but as said above probably steel/stainless in the future.
Any advice welcome!
Cheers
Rotor