Xcarve

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My whole build cost less than an Xcarve but I worked hard to recover parts and buy 2nd hand it was a lot of effort. You could though build something very similar for around £2.5K using new bits and doing no manufacturing yourself (I outsourced everything) just assembly.

I had absolutely no clue at all what I was doing when I got here 4 months ago this site has been my support and between the great members who know have forgot more than I will ever know lol and great thread content I've muddled through.

That is reason 1

It is alot of effort and also time

Due to my job and its commute i have precious little time

It did help that I could CAD before I came here.

I have been spending ages trying to learn CAD but the problem is most of the stuff i want to build it is just as easy to design stuff as i go.

Yesterday while trying to fix the cement mixer i needed a coupling.

You would probably pic up your laptop and start doing a CAD drawing

I picked up a lump of steel and chucked it in the lathe and started making it. Designing as i went.


yes there is loads of online tutorials for fusion 360 BUT seeing nothing comes out the end it gets boring very quickly

I can point you in the right direction for getting stuff made if you fancy it.

Also you wouldn't make the gantry the longest axis (Long story why I did it but I am going to change it)

And in comparison to most peoples machines on here I built a toy.

Which is sort of why i want an X-carve

I want a toy before i build something larger.

But if you can give us a rough list of parts to throw together for £2.5K i would be intrested