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Post by tauster on Oct 26, 2014 9:38:42 GMT
I just stumbled over Carvey, a kickstarter project featuring a CNC kit. I immediately made the connection to the recent basius discussion - with sufficiently fine tooly, it should be possible to create my own texture stamps.. The price of 2000$ for a CNC machine is way beyhond my craft budget - and that's even only the cheapest option. I'm sure there are a couple of cheaper alternatives out there, especially given the recent Maker movement worldwide. So here are my questions: - Does anyone of you has seen interesting CNC machines? - Can you recommend a CNC community where a noob like me (CNC knowledge = zero) can get a quick overview over what's possible at wha price? - Alternatives to buying a CNC machine? I don't know how often I would use it, so maybe renting a machine or contracting a professional cnc service would be cheaper. Any experiences with that? - ...basically anything that would be good to know about the topic.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2014 13:23:17 GMT
Good thing you know a machinist then! I honestly think your best bet would be to find a source outside. I'm running 80k -125k CNC lathes and mills and they can be more trouble than they are worth. I've learned the code pretty quickly however just learning CNC code and programming is one thing. Learning the physics of it all is the tricky part. From the sound of it you will need some really fine end mills which alone tooling is expensive. Do you know what type of material you would be cutting? And finding someone to teach you the code would be best. There are right ways and then there are better ways to write code. Most engineers these days have software you can type your dimensions into and they write code out, then they just have a machinist proof it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2014 13:34:22 GMT
Yeah that thing is just a tiny mill. After watching the video that thing looks great. For how compact it is and the "easy to use" software and interace make this a lot more simple than actually machining.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Oct 26, 2014 13:47:08 GMT
Creativity to its best, create it yourself. the same way many of us constructed oven for drying stuff up.
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Post by curufin on Oct 26, 2014 15:19:22 GMT
I have used several large CNCs for wordworking (CMS, Multicam, and Bucilato). These are large enough to cut 5'x12' pieces of sheet goods. The CNCs are awesome when they work, but I found the programing learning curve to be quite high, not to mention the price $100,000+. They make several small models that fit on a table. Deskshark, Carvewright, and hundreds of others are cheaper but can only cut very small things. There are several "DIY CNC kits" out there too, by far the cheapest way to go, but I'd be worried about accuracy.
I'll look around for some websites.
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Post by tauster on Oct 26, 2014 16:44:33 GMT
wow, I had expected some feedback, but not that much, that good and that fast. This community never fails to surprise me. Thanks a lot already, and keep coming with feedback!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2014 17:56:00 GMT
www.cnczone.com/forums/www.hobbycncaustralia.com.au/index.htmwww.buildyourcnc.com/I have been wanting one for years, and have been "saving" for the last two years. I got some cheap electronics on ebay (and on the forums they say not ot, but too late now) and just started to get the materials to build my own table top version out of MDF. I know it's not the best choice, but it's the cheapest. I haven't started cutting or building yet, I have to borrow a table saw to make it easier, but this is what I have. I also have the digital copy of the book if you want to flip through a few pages, then decide if you want to buy it.
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Post by beetlewing on Oct 26, 2014 21:39:07 GMT
Another great option is hackerspaces. You pay a monthly fee for membership (my local one is $40 a month) which includes getting certified on their machines. Once certified, you've got access to those $100,000 machines and a new community of people to ask questions and get help from. Most hackerspaces have woodworking tools, metalworking tools, welding stuff and just about any industrial machine you can think of including laser cutters and 3d printers. Here's a link to my local one, as an example: pumpingstationone.org/At the end of the About page there's a link to their equipment list.
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Post by skunkape on Oct 29, 2014 2:45:42 GMT
That's a great looking Kickstarter and I'd back it if I had the funds to do so! But it's great to know that they're looking to bring a cheaper CNC to the market.
Also, thanks for posting about hackerspaces beetlewing!
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Post by DnDPaladin on Oct 29, 2014 6:32:41 GMT
hmmm, interesting.. cameo huh...
just the cardstock alone is worth it considering the number of times you want to make bases with it.
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Post by tauster on Oct 29, 2014 18:57:47 GMT
the first thing I had in mind when I saw this cameo was lumi.co/ideasI still haven't done anything with my three kickstarter bottles, but now my fingers are itching again.
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Post by beetlewing on Oct 30, 2014 2:18:57 GMT
Man... If that thing could cut corrugated cardboard, making tiles would be a breeze, lol
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Post by DnDPaladin on Oct 30, 2014 4:54:14 GMT
my thoughts exactly !
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Post by beetlewing on Oct 30, 2014 21:00:20 GMT
@rouseau: what sort of software do you use to do the object slicing? I'm assuming you start with a 3d object, then send it through some program to slice it...? ...and stop making me want to buy things The stuff you've shared so far looks great, btw!
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