Hi Folks,
Bit of background, I'm helping my Dad out who retires soon to have a small business to keep him busy and top up the state pension, the idea is CNC panels to go with his carpentry skills so he can make some products using poplar plywood mostly.
It comes in 8x4 sheets, and so I need a pretty big cnc router to get started.
Commercial machines are too much, chinese machines get me nervous if they will ever arrive and be any good, and home built seems like a chore...
So I figured I'd ask on here to sense check myself.
In terms of what I THINK I am after...
8x4 cutting envelope, linear rails, accurate (to say...0.5mm ish - it's only 2d ops it will be running and repeatable)
The machine has to be broadly reliable, as I wont be there to lend a hand should anything have a wobbly, I'm ot after rock solid, but it cant flake out every few hours.
I'd like Mach3 or similar, and a spindle that doesn't sound like it's about to burst everyones ear drums
I keep looking again at self built
I have a large HAAS in my garage so I can machine plates myself at reasonable costs, though I am also happy to buy them if the price isn't daft.
Can anyone give me a list of the sort of specs I should be aiming for to do what I'm after, and maybe rough price estimate on a reasonably solid build?
I'd welcome your input.
Cheers