After spending about a billion hours surfing for cnc router kits/plans/etc. without coming up with a definite plan of action, i'm looking to get some suggestions.
Ideally, what I'm looking to find will fit within these constraints:
***2'x4'x3" cutting area while fitting within a 33" room constraint (only one direction, the length can go for quite a bit-it's a large "closet" type room that would house the machine).
***Ideally, i'd like it to be a bolt/snap/screw together assembly. I'm not confident that i could "fabricate" something and be confident in squareness/accuracy.
I really don't care much for what it is made out of, as long as it is reliable. It will only be routing wood.
Some plans that I found:
buildyourcnc.com- The Patrick Hood Daniel kit. I originally latched onto that one for the cutting area and his site made it seem extremely easy to put together. Then I read some bad things about it's accuracy and very slow speeds on this site. That review was of the 1.2 kit, maybe the 1.3 is better????
Lionclaw LC50B Kit-I've found this kit on his site at http://comptonsoft.com/cnc/product_i...f4cb23049d4abe
The design seems like it would be perfect, other than the fact that I can't get a response from him. Maybe you guys on here know more about his kit. There are no pictures on his site, but the brief description makes it seem like you get everything except the top and bottom skins, and some mounts, couplers, etc. that you can get from his online store and bolt on. What do you guys think of this kit? Does it really give you all the parts (excluding skins) so that it could just be put together without actually fabricating?
Then I found the Solsylva plans (looking at the rack and pinion, 2x4 plan). This would mean that I would need to fabricate everything, which I would rather avoid. But the end results look good, and the prices seem right.
For an example, there is this kit that would almost be perfect.- http://www.mckenzieschmidt.com/ the HOBO SR. kit.
the footprint is a little too big, but it does a good job of demonstrating the concept of buying a "kit" that you just bolt together and then add motors, etc.
So, any input or directions would be appreciated. Thanks.