Originally Posted by
joeavaerage
All in all, a fifth axis machine and the CAM to support it is not cheap. How many times have you heard a newcomer say 'I want four and fives axis' only to find they don't have the budget for a crappy entry level
three axis machine let alone a credible four or five axis machine.
Quite frankly I think the cost of the hardware alone is going to put off any tyre-kickers and other dreamers, and that leaves a small but hardened bunch of CNCers.
My guess is that there is a small but robust market for decent hobby level four and five axis hardware and the associated CAM. I don't mean to suggest that we all like paying thousands of dollars
for hardware and software.....but we will because we know the true cost of credible CNC gear. As I say a hardened bunch!
Craig