Another beginner....

[Clive S]

Hello, I'm Scott and have decided to take the plunge into getting a CNC router. I have had a 3D printer for a couple years and have became somewhat proficient with it. Now I wish to design Carbon Fibre parts for RC cars and Quads.
I have always wanted to design my own parts. While the 3D printer has helped, it doesn't do everything I need done.

I think a 3040 would be big enough to do all the parts I want to design.

Hi Scott and welcome to the forum. I believe there are several people on here that build RC stuff and carbon fibre bits for quads etc. I have cut a few out myself for a friend.

Re the 3040 First it would be good to know a budget. But the 3040 style on machines generally get a bad press on here as they are not well made but are OK for learning (I feel you seem to know about gcode etc from the 3D printing scene) To get any sort of accuracy you really need to use Ball Screws and decent motors and drives etc.

Usually kits of part are never matched and are best avoided.

If you decide to build from scratch have a look through the build logs and then start your own to keep all the questions in one place. Good luck which ever route you take.