Another noob

[robsbots]

Hey all.

Thanks very much for adding me to the forums.

I live in the UK and I'd like to build myself a cnc machine. This looked like a good place to start :)

I have build a 3d printer in the past and I'm currently playing with a "cheap Chinese laser cutter".

I have a few tools to play with and a mad cap idea for a "low cost" home built cnc machine.
Thought I'd drop by and let you take my plans apart and point n laugh at the silly bits. I really have no idea what I'm doing :D

Hopefully you can help me put a slightly more realistic plan on the table. What I want is ridiculous I think, but if I aim at perfect, hopefully, when done, what I'm left with is good enough....

[m.marino]

Welcome and best suggestion is to go to the build section and spend a few hours (yes I mean hours) and look through a few of the completed build logs not just for the design but you will also get a lot of the brainstorming and build discussions that helped arrive at the finished machine. That in and of itself will help you get your thinking cap a bit better focused and be able to direct your ideas done a more productive route.

Again welcome and best of luck.