Little by little I am learning. Gave up on standalone machine and am going it PC based system. I don't realy want to reinvent the wheel co I am looking for plans of CNC router or lathe that I can modify to my needs. Only canidate I have found so far is
http://www.inshorepowerboats.com/cnc.../CNCROUTER.htm . At $230 it is not cheap but appears well worth the money. Anyone know anything about it or any other sugestions?
Present machine sernero
CNC router,CNC lathe and manual lathe combo
stock size 20" by 10'
rack and pinion drive
Mach 3
2 gantries. One for router other for sanding. A gantries will park at each end an leave work piece acessable for manual turning/hand work