Looking for my first CNC mill or router...

[hanermo2]

Size ?
Accuracy ?
Mass ?
Cost range ?

There are no cheap, good, mills or routers.
Or lathes.
Everything is a compromise.
Good is relative and cheap is relative.

A chicom cast-iron bed router is probably the best base around 6-10k for 0.5-1 x 1m or so.
Add approx 3k for auto tool changer.

If someone had good routers for milling alu at a cheap price, they would be selling them like gangbusters.

A hobby converted bridgeport or similar would probably be the best cheapest route to quality alu milling, fast, in the 3-5k range.

[Rey8801]

Hi! thank you for your reply. Based on the price range you listed I am really at the cheap side. I thought would be possible to get a good second hand machine for Alu for around 1000Euro max. I have seen good review about the 6040, the Shapeoko, X-cave, stepcraft. I mainly need it for customised alu parts. Probably I ma just dreaming and need to rise my budget to get something worth it.
Thanks!

[Chaz]

Hi! thank you for your reply. Based on the price range you listed I am really at the cheap side. I thought would be possible to get a good second hand machine for Alu for around 1000Euro max. I have seen good review about the 6040, the Shapeoko, X-cave, stepcraft. I mainly need it for customised alu parts. Probably I ma just dreaming and need to rise my budget to get something worth it.
Thanks!

Sad but true. For anything semi decent you need to be looking to spend upwards of around £3K (and that's something like a Denford Triac). £5K more realisitic.

[Rey8801]

I know that is not top notch but I saw some video of aluminium work done with CNC Proxxon MF-70 Aluminium cutting or millright M3 CNC. I might go with one of them.