Re: Current ballpark cost build vs buy~
Jeff,
This may not be a reasonable comparison as I sort of went nuts on my project, but when it was all said and done, it was 11K.
A person could probably purchase a small commercially available machine for less than this, but as many here know, this was a father and son project, so cost wasn't am important as spending time in the shop with my son.
With end doors on the enclosure like on the 'Grizz', machining long items is not an issue.
Stuart
"THE GRIZZ" photo album - https://goo.gl/photos/yLLp61jooprtYzFK7
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2lq9obzEnlEu-M56ZzT_A