I'm new at this, and very interested in acquiring a CNC setup for hobby use. I've looked at some of the available CNC micromill setups (sherline, maxnc, micromark, taig) and they all seem to have cutting areas.
The CNC routing tables I have looked at are all cost prohibitive (5K+), or are made of wood, and usually smaller as well.
I'm trying to do several things...
First of all, I fly RC helis (nod to CNCAdmin), and would like to be able to machine sideframes for stack frame helis. That means at least 12" by 12" if I want to do the machining in one pass. I would be working with .080 to .125 carbon fiber, aluminum, and G10 plate. I'd also like to do PCB milling for building custom PCB's for tube amps. This is all what you would call 2-1/2D milling, correct?
I'd like to be able to fabricate 3D parts as well, however, out of aluminum and delrin.
Any reccomendations, places to look, etc?
I'd prefer not to assemble a boneyard beast, if possible. A kit or ready made machine is preferable. I'd like to spend less than $2000 on something that is reliable, and accurate to the nescessary degree (Any idea what I'd need for sideframes CNCAdmin?), and that I won't outgrow unless my need change.
Thanks for the help.