New member, New machine

[Web Goblin]

Apart from cutters and loads of material to play with you will need a CAD program to create your stuff with and also another program to convert it to a cnc file. So you could need Autocad (expensive but I like it) but there are other good cad programs around that will be loads cheaper and then something like CUT2Dor CUT3D to make your cnc code. Again there are other programs around for this as well. Searching Google will give you a few days worth of reading on the subject. I'm sure some of the other guys will also add their recommendations for you to look at.

Ian

[HankMcSpank]

I've the same machine as you (& also live in London) ....I having some ongoing diffs getting pcbs milled accurately, but still persevering!

[badsox]

I have had some success milling some timber into a teddy bear relief for a box I was making. Took a few attempts but got there in the end. Mainly faults with my design although I suddenly started getting noise from the spindle which bounced the x axis all over the place, cured with 0.1uf cap put in the spindle. I need a recommendation for pcb milling because I am adding spindle speed control and want to build a rev counter so I will use the opportunity to try this machine milling a board. Not planning many pcb projects but thought I ought to give it a try.