New to CNC - machine ideas to fit needs and budget.

[Boyan Silyavski]

I have the following funny mind chart and i am very serious here. When i first look at sth i judge what i will need to break it.



If i can damage a machine or any element of it to render it non functional using:

1. one bare hand, includes dropping it - i will not even waste time talking about it at all

2. 2 bare hands will advise strongly against buying it every time i see a post about it, does not matter what is about

3. Using hands and feet, kicking, stomping, etc. will say its a crap but can do a simple job or could be used to introduce one to the type of machine / the machine we discussed /

4. If i need a hammer and additional instruments--well made

5. If i need a big long sledge hammer, pry bar and a beer rest to think of a strategy how to accomplish that - then its build up to my standard

6. If i need an Oxygen torch- well that's up to an industrial standard machine, we are talking about a mill, VMC or big industrial router

7. If it involves helpers, truck and all of the above- well, that's a serious sh*t

8. If i have to googlle and read literature how to be able to break it, well. That may be a German or Japaneze machine. The real deal.



All the hobby stuff from China is 1. The cheap chinese so called proffessional machines are 2. ALl the crappy staff i see in Spain and as obviously UK that pretends to be industrial is 3, including the machine we are talking in this posts. Most of the DIy machines on this forum are 3,4, 5 which is absolutely great, as IMO this is the best CNC forum in the world.
My personal DIY machine is 6 and what i have built and designed for others is 5-6. Any real mill is 6-7.