Originally Posted by
adprinter
Well, after reading all these posts, I just thought that I'd throw in my 2 cents worth. The prices of things have SHOCKED me, the amount they have gone up in just the last 2 years. I did some research, posing the question: "What would it cost, at today's prices to duplicate my machine?" Which I originally built complete, for less than $2000. At today's prices for the same list of JUST THE MATERIALS it would cost over $3500 to build! Add to that price for things like: wiring, energy chain, limit switches, motor mounts, couplings, nuts, bolts, and CAD/CAM software. I am thankful that I built my machine WHEN I did, for if I had waited until today- it probably would never happen! However, it would STILL be cheaper to build, than to just buy one. Although the dimensions are not included, here is what I initially built- (See the attached file MyCNCV1.PDF).