Re: Sieg X2 conversion (Harbor Freight version, FigNoggle plans) - help, please!
Originally Posted by
RKnack
G540 is, again, WAY too expensive for my budget. The MX3660 is only 3-axis, not 4 axis (I want to add a stepper motor to my rotary table, eventually). Aren't there any TB6560 or similar based boards that would work?
Honestly, there's no free lunch here. If you don't have the budget for the G540, you don't have the budget for CNC. Seriously. Think of all the other stuff you need, tooling, setup equipment, measuring equipment, etc. The extra couple hundred bucks is not only worth it, but nearly mandatory to get things working. I had an X2 that was converted and the machine was about 1/3 of my overall budget. The other 2/3 was in all the extra stuff I needed to make parts. And I'm just a hobbyist, and I don't have a lot of stuff, and a lot of it came from Shars. It adds up. If that's honestly out of your budget, you're going to have a heard time with this hobby.
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