800 x 600 machine for £1500 - Is it possible?

[Clive S]

As titled,

Got a limited budget of £1500 to build a machine.

Ideally i'd like 800 x 600 cut area, but slightly larger is not an issue (But not too much due to space)

Mainly cutting MDF (12mm and 18mm) and plexi occasionally.

Already have a Kress 1050 spindle, Mach 3 with Licence, and the required PC

Whats the best way forward on this?

Thanks in advance.

Hi and welcome to the forum. If you are careful and plan properly it is doable so first start by having a look through the build logs on here and then submit some drawings for people to comment on.

Whatever you do do not go out and buy any electronics (kits of electronics are really bad) until you have the main machine designed.

Also when you are ready start a build log to keep all the info in one place and ask as many questions as you like even if at first you might think they are dumb. They all have been asked before.

Good luck with the build.