need help with choices for cnc

[Lee Roberts]

Thanks Lee
I have thought about doing both, but my shed is tiny I currently have the mill, lathe, drill, bench grinder,tumble dryer lol and enough room for me just to stand.
I've got the cost to about £400 for converting the x1 that's with me making the nema mounts.
I'm in two minds with the Chinese routers as it's only for small wood stuff like routing flowers into the edges of picture frames and routing butterflies from balsa crafty sort of stuff But I begrudge buying cheap stuff now as it never lasts or is so out of balance I'm forever modifying it or buying replacement parts for it .

Trouble I've got is this 1k is all I am going to have for a long long time as I can't work due to ill health so upgrade later is not an option really so I have to try and get the best option for the long run

Thanks

Jason

Np,

So really then it's going to be a question of "what one makes you both more money, it sounds like your balance is that you have more time then you do money, if thats true then consider that into the equation, the faster you can produce the stuff paying the bills the faster you'll have both time and money :), then you get to play with a cnc mill AND a cnc router.

I'm in a similar position at the moment due to my own health, so it's really frustrating I know. Just got to keep your head up, walk tall and do what you can till things get better.

Don't forget, the mill could do woodwork as well, may not be an ideal way to manage wood but it could still be productive if you can make it work for you

.Me