Best cnc mill for under £1500-£2000

[xchipx]

Thanks for the replies.
Further looking into it, if i want to make batches i may be better off with a decent routing machine rather than milling setup. Even if its pretty slow, i can leave it to it while it cuts many at a time. Obviously for a decent cnc router its going to be past my budget...
Opinions?

hmm update :

Found a couple of routers not far off my price range :

the rottaxx hs1

still trying to find more info on this
should cost around £2000 posted to the uk ( with spindle etc )
400x600 work size.

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or the german heiz s400 / s720

which will work out around £2200 -£2400
s400 = 400x300
s720 = 720x420
should even cut steel
still trying to decipher a lot of the german spiel
here is a vid of it cutting 10mm thick alloy ( thats the 720 ):
http://www.cnc-step.com/Zirkularfras...inium_CNC_.wmv

[Robin Hewitt]

Opinions?

I could be wrong, but I've always thought of CNC routers as tools for making pretties where a slight lack of precision is a minor problem easily fixed with sand paper.

When the tool cuts everything starts to bend. If you want to limit the bending to match your tolerance you can either make incredibly fine finishing cuts and production time goes through the roof, or, you buy a much heavier machine from the word go.

I was looking at a budget mill on ebay, the spec looked good until I noticed it only weighed 120kg

[No1_sonuk]

still trying to decipher a lot of the german spiel
here is a vid of it cutting 10mm thick alloy ( thats the 720 ):
http://www.cnc-step.com/Zirkularfras...inium_CNC_.wmv

Go to the main site. There's an English version.
They're also available on ebay, and from Prototools in the UK.
http://www.prototools.co.uk

[xchipx]

i think q76 might of got slightly the wrong thread ;)

[irving2008]

i think q76 might of got slightly the wrong thread ;)

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