CapnFailBoat
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I've built several kits so far and have gotten the itch to try some scratch building, namely hot wire foam cutting. My biggest concern was creating the cross sectional "tracers" for each section. My free hand cutting abilities are not quite to the point where I'd be satisfied with the accuracy of making the number and variety of "tracers"
(i can already feel the cramps)
I've always thought that CNC set-ups where well out of my budget but recently I came across kits for a CNC dremel(minus the dremel, which I already own) for around $200-300. I understand that you can build them for even cheaper if you do some part salvaging, such as getting stepper motors out of goodwill printers, etc. but was concerned with accuracy, and last I checked CNC laser set-ups where atleast twice that in cost. Do you guys have any recommendations for plans or kits for a CNC cutting set-up of some kind?
I am capable of reading and writing g-code due to my college courses and have some experience running CNC lathes, but was concerned in the axis control mechanism/software. That seemed to be one of the primary contributors to cost in any CNC rig.
I had planned on using thin(up to 1/4") balsa for the formers and eventually for other small projects here and there. Any advice would be appreciated. I am a recent graduate still on the hunt for a degree involved job so my budget is on the slim.
(i can already feel the cramps)
I've always thought that CNC set-ups where well out of my budget but recently I came across kits for a CNC dremel(minus the dremel, which I already own) for around $200-300. I understand that you can build them for even cheaper if you do some part salvaging, such as getting stepper motors out of goodwill printers, etc. but was concerned with accuracy, and last I checked CNC laser set-ups where atleast twice that in cost. Do you guys have any recommendations for plans or kits for a CNC cutting set-up of some kind?
I am capable of reading and writing g-code due to my college courses and have some experience running CNC lathes, but was concerned in the axis control mechanism/software. That seemed to be one of the primary contributors to cost in any CNC rig.
I had planned on using thin(up to 1/4") balsa for the formers and eventually for other small projects here and there. Any advice would be appreciated. I am a recent graduate still on the hunt for a degree involved job so my budget is on the slim.