Quote Originally Posted by Zeeflyboy View Post
To be honest for relatively thin ply and basswood even something like the ox cnc would be fine imo.

Big work area available for the price so you could get lots of parts cut in a single operation... could be worth considering.
No better than a chinese router IMO.! . . . . Any of these machines will cut thin ply wood or balsa etc. This is not the issue with them.
Reliabilty and longevity is the real problem.

The Ox design is rubbish and over time will become sloppier than.!! . . Well you know.?
Rollers running over soft aluminium coverd in abrasive dust is recipe for wear and in short period of time things will start binding and sticking leading to all kinds of air pulling time consuming sessions.

The chinese machines while half ok on the strength side are often thrown together and with inferior components. The wiring and electronics are joke. However for learning and getting into CNC they have there place. Just don't expect the world.