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Oh, this hadn't sunk in before! Well, in engineering theory (even some mechanical topics) and building stuff with my hands, I'm pretty good (maybe not a pro like you guys) having done it for...

That's a compromise I will make to achieve the goal of saving time, hassle, and cost. E.g., I will drill holes in an aluminum plate that match the mounting holes on a 24VDC motor-gearbox-encoder...

Just adding reasons for my decision on the previous post.

Several of you have rightly indicated that CNC machining has a learning curve (tool speeds/selection, tool breakage, spoiling parts, etc.)...

This thread has been so informative and helpful due to everyone's inputs that it has changed my thinking completely. The email after yours is a person with machining experiences who vouches for 3D...

Pardon my ignorance but when kids hold smartphones these days that have computing power 1000x that of Apollos or Space Shuttles of the 80's and 90's, and the user interface simple enough that my 89+...

Thanks guys. Responding to consolidated questions/comments:




(a)-(d) are excellent ideas and I will try them all!



Btw, my sentence that you quoted above was for a few people on this...

As I grow older, no longer can I work as hard with my hands as when I was young, so automation and machine accuracy does help.

Besides, all of you are pros and I'm only beginning to learn milling...

Numerous people have complained about the Tormach in the comments section on that review so it's not just him.




Sorry, I should have clarified that my needs are not for production and the...

This is very sensible advice. Thank you arizonavideo.

Tormach should do more QC and use ground screws or the other system you if they are selling such expensive mills (at least give customers the...

I was almost about to place an order for the Premium package of PCNC440 (> $12,000) when I came across the following YouTube video review:



Refunded : My Tormach Story

Published just around...

Good point! Can anyone please give me a budget I should reserve for cutting tools (not holding vise)? Say a complete set of end mills and drill bits of good quality (mostly for mild steel and...

I was almost about to buy the Tormach Premium package for 440 but then this is a damning review too convincing to be ignored:

https://youtu.be/FtnaqJuJ9kw

Numerous people have similar...

You experts have probably heard this question a 100 times so if you can even point me to an existing thread, I'd thank you a million times. My last post asking this question was 9 years ago (and I...

Thanks sansbury!



He he ... if such "two cents" keep coming, I'll be rich soon! Keep 'em coming :)

It makes me say this again since it's in a way touching... Contrasting the *generally*...

Thank you CR, am and sansbury.

sansbury:

Your bold advice on DIY vs turnkey is golden to say the least. It would have been a disaster if it took me more than 2-3 days to assemble a DIY kit! ...

This is a dedicated router:
http://www.probotix.com/desktop_cnc_router_prototype/

I guess the video doesn't seem to show 0.010" bit routing so maybe they use larger bits.

Hi guys,

I'm also a newbie and thought this thread seems relevant for my question (pardon the intrusion).

I'm looking for a benchtop CNC mill that can also cut copper traces on a copper-clad...

Hi CR,

Thank you for the links and advice -- this is good learning for me. Most of these sites are new to me.

For the projects I'll be doing, most parts being small and soft, I'd prefer...

Hello,

You're probably tired of the same ol' question from newbies but I hope you will still write a line or two to help me. (And it's not like I didn't try .... spent several hours searching...