Hi, I'm Andy. I'm creating the world's most affordable desktop CNC machines

**komatias** · 16-03-2016

Andy,

Welcome aboard. The ideas you implement are interesting but again you need to specify your target market. I can see you doing well on kickstarter actually. Especially with the 3D printing crowd.

There is a huge "maker" movement in the US and Canada that are looking to make craft type stuff. Anything more and you start needing serious machines and not toys.

Not being dismissive of your machine here, just trying to help:

Your machine will perform "OK" when cutting light, small jobs with the drawback of being loud and slow. In the real world time is money so for me, along with the others above, your machine is cute but a toy.

If you want to lightly engrave plastic, cigarette cases or route PCB's then I think you may have a winner if you can make it for less than $200 and include your own software that has bells and whistles like the lightforge laser machine and that stupid pancake printer.

Either way, should you wish to sell it in Europe, make sure you use ROSHH materials and read about CE marking it.

Best regards

George

**magicniner** · 16-03-2016

That looks like a great thing for people with no CNC experience to play with, it could prove a great DIY tool for very light work and some model making, and a cheaper option to the disposable Chinese machines which many buy to learn with only to find they need much more mass and rigidity.

- Nick

**JAZZCNC** · 16-03-2016

I just want to say thank you for making the video of Z axis.? . . . . I haven't laughed so much since Grandad unbolted wrong Chandlier. .

Edit: Thought I better explain for our younger and Overseas visitors who haven't seen Only fools horses.

**komatias** · 16-03-2016

was wondering when you would chime in Jazz

**JAZZCNC** · 16-03-2016

Originally Posted by komatias

was wondering when you would chime in Jazz

Well whats to say other than it's funny.? . . . Maybe not so funny if you'd bought it.

**cropwell** · 17-03-2016

Originally Posted by JAZZCNC

Well whats to say other than it's funny.? . . . Maybe not so funny if you'd bought it.

You're on quicksand there Jazz - I bought a MD machine

(but I've learned a lot since !!!)

**Clive S** · 17-03-2016

I haven't laughed so much since Grandad unbolted wrong Chandlier. .

your beginning to show your age now, I saw it first time round.

**magicniner** · 17-03-2016

Is the F in FEA really an abbreviation of Finite, or does it mean something else here?
Is this Mechanical Under-Engineering at it's finitest?
I still think it's a great idea for learning on foam and possibly balsa, if it's significantly cheaper than other inadequately engineered desktop CNC machines it will be less loss when it's passed on cheap or scrapped in favour of something almost competent,

- Nick

;-)

**dodgygeeza** · 17-03-2016

lol, when a 5mm bent screw causes the whole axis to wobble then there is something wrong with the design. Most 3d printers i have seen are more rigid than this.

**magicniner** · 17-03-2016

Originally Posted by dodgygeeza

lol, when a 5mm bent screw causes the whole axis to wobble then there is something wrong with the design. Most 3d printers i have seen are more rigid than this.

He's done Finite Element Analysis on a computer which tells him it's all good so you must be wrong and I must be wrong for agreeing with you.