Check this machine out....

[CyborgCNC]

Hey All,

I was looking around for some supplies the other day, and I came across this:

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=19666

Not a bad price, for getting into cnc! Seems well made, but I have not been able to find any specs on speeds. Also, 24x24 is a tad small, especially for necks, but should be able to cut them with some good re-indexing tactics! Looks like a good size/price ratio for getting started into cnc, and they also have a smaller brother.

I do not have a rockler store near me, else I would definitely check it out!

Anyway, thought the group here mind find it interesting....would love the feedback if anyone actually owns one.

[ger21]

My local Rockler had the standard, smaller Shark, not the Shark Pro. I didn't see it running, but I wasn't too impressed. If you have the ability to build your own machine, you can get a heck of a lot more machine for the money. It looked to be mostly plastic, with unsupported linear shafts.

[wwendorf]

I've seen one up close and operational. They work really well and are very functional. If I didn't have the ability to build my own, i'd likely own one.

I'm just looking forward to building one.

Wade

[4DThinker]

I bought the Pro. So far fairly impressed, but looking for something that'll let me carve a chair seat with it. The included Vcarve V5 software is 2.5d.