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Hello everyone.
Im looking into making a CNC Mini Mill so I can make my own alumnium parts for my R/C's.
But my problem is I dont know where to start and im on a extremely low budget.
The max I can spend is $150.
Is it possible to build a Mini-Mill that can do small alumnium parts for under $150?
Any help is apreciated.
Thanks, James
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Do you think one like this http://www.hackaday.com/2006/07/12/h...-own-cnc-mill/ will cut small alumnium parts? Because I allready have some Stepper motors from an office printer and Dremel's are pretty cheap.
Even a micro mill will cost double that, then you have the cost of the cnc conversion, tooling, etc.
That would be good for maybe circuit boards or small plastic stuff but it doesn't look rigid enough for cutting aluminum.
Link,
While I am still a newbie to CNC myself I just don't think you can do it for $150.00. Just the software alone for the controller is going to cost you that much(Mach3).Add the cost of a CAD program plus drive board. Plus the saying that you will spend many times the cost of the machine in tooling is very very true and that stands true even for a bare bones setup.
And no I don't think that little machine you had the link to will cut it. You just can't cut metal with a machine made from plastic.
LAter,
Tim
I was planning on making the base out of X tubeing (I think thats what its called.) so it will be more rigid.
Also I allready have CAD (Delmia and AutoCad)
Linkster ya could probably do it real cheap like many others here have done. But $150, it would be a $150 cnc thing. I too plan to build a cnc gantry mill. I also plan to save as much money as possible without sacrificing quality. To cut metal whether its aluminum or steel or whatever. Ya need a degree of accuracy. Ya could do some dumpster diving like JasonMarsha did and probably save quite a bit. But if ya add up the time it takes to put all the different pieces together and getting them to work is another thing. I,d say probably the cheapest ya could do it would be around $500 and thats pushing it. I,m estimating my build to be around $1500(hopefully cheaper) But if I have to pay out more to make it right than so be it. Some the guys on here have set the bar high when it comes to DIY cnc and it really should be about craftsmanship and ingenuity. I push myself to be as good as some of the guys here and you should too. Here,s some links to help ya get started.
http://www.americanmachinetools.com/...ng_machine.htm
How to use a Milling Machine
http://www.hobbycnc.com/
HobbyCNC.com
http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.as...c&item=11-2449
Surplus Center Item Detail
http://dumpstercnc.com/
dumpsterCNC - anti-backlash leadnuts
http://www.vxb.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT
Ball Bearings:Ceramic & Miniature Bearings
Jayson's #2 Machine
Jayson's #2 Machine - CNCzone.com-The Ultimate Machinist Community
Zip's CNC Router
Zip's CNC Router - CNCzone.com-The Ultimate Machinist Community
Good luck
I saw an article sometime ago where a guy converted a 79 drill press to CNC. He used a little ENCO mill table. While not nearly the ideal CNC setup, he had decent results. Under 150 is a stretch. If you go that route, you can probably do under 250 if you already have steppers and they are strong enough.
Link,
Good luck with your project. You still need control software that takes your g-code and tells the machine what to do. Again I think Mach2/3 is the cheapest you will find at $159.00!
LAter,
Tim
Link,
EMC2 is open source and runs on linux. You can get both for free.
Alan
No turbocnc is free and 60 dollars to register with source code..Originally Posted by Tim Wiltse
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