Just look at it cost wise, it is out of reach for the hobbyest. I would like to build a laser cutting system but the cost of the laser is what is holding me back. I've not seen any good deals on ebay. Though I look time to time. Also most of the units that will do a decent job in metal are not something I can just load in the back on my pickup truck and hall home.
I have been toying with the idea of ECM. Though if I had a standard shape round or square that I could plung errode metal in the shape I want. Think that would be cheaper to set up then a laser. Though right now it is just an idea at the back of my head sort of bouncing around. Though it would not be a quick process. |