3020t cnc

[Palletlad]

I brought the 6040 version of what you are looking at a couple of years ago and only now sorted all the gremlins from that experience to be able to get mine to work.

To connect with Windows 10 you can buy a controller (UC100, UC300 or UC400) I went for the UC400 as replaced the parallel port connection with an ethernet connection which then made it compatible but as mentioned earlier the components were trash I ended up replacing every interior component which added to an easy £500 to the price bracket.

to give you an idea this was what was inside the control box:

[Skiprat]

Hello

I bough a 6040 Cnc machine off eBay from a lad who got it but his missus went wild and told him to sell it. I won it for around £480 i think and at the time they were approx £1200+.

I got it home and used it to build my bigger one which is on the forum and i have never upgraded or fiddled with it. It came with the ball screws and the crap cheap controller that everyone had problems with but in my case it has never let me down and is absolutely spot on every time i use it.

I am expecting it to go "bad" as described in other threads but until then i will leave it alone.

But it is heavy and if you can get a bargain like i did i would go no lower than a 6040 as they can be modified to do great work if need be.

Cheers Skiprat

[Doddy]

Have to agree with skiprat, 3020 is a bit on the light side, my MD was similar size and that just added to its list of inadequacies

[Kitwn]

Sounds like you boys need to implement the policy my wife and I use...

Each month we each get an equal fixed sum to spend on our individual hobbies. What you buy is your own business. How long you save it up for a special purpose is your own business. If you run out of money that's your own problem.

Works wonders for helping you decide what you will and won't decide to spend your money on. Removes any possible source of arguments about what you've bought.

Kit

[Doddy]

Sounds like you boys need to implement the policy my wife and I use...

Mine is better. She doesn't ask. I don't tell.

[Kitwn]

Mine is better. She doesn't ask. I don't tell.

Ah yes, but that means she isn't telling either