Hi Everyone - Newbie wanting to create model boat hull plugs

[JAZZCNC]

Hi Jonathan,

Well, this is certainly doable if you increase your budget by at least 50%. With £2k you will really struggle £3-4k will be a more realistic figure, even then you will have to buy wise and have a good knowledge of using steel material, forget using an aluminum profile, this alone would eat your budget.

I think you'll find the best design in terms of the cost would be to fasten the block of foam to a fixed rotary head and then have the gantry travel on a frame above with spindle moving up/down in Z while the block rotates below just like a typical 4th axis setup.
The reason for this design is because it will make the Cam side so much simpler, you can use standard wrap Cam features for tool-paths. Using a design with the spindle rotating on the Z-axis I think will mean you need 5 Axis tool-paths and this gets expensive quickly and complex.

Hope this helps and good luck