Who is making money with their CNC...

[wawatobi]

Originally Posted by JavaDog So who built their CNC Mill/Router/Lathe and is making money with it?

Started using my Taig mill three years ago to make my jewellery molds. I now need another machine and am looking into servo motors. Jewellery made from my milling machine now accounts for approximately half my buisness.
Wawatobi

[ViperTX]

wawatobi...any examples of your work??

[wawatobi]

Sorry, I don't have a web site to display my work. I could send some pictures if
you're interested. I got started with cnc when I bought a computerized engraving machine for the trophy part of my business twenty years ago. I made
my own cutters and cut simple planimetric stuff. The z axis on my machine was
not programable so I had to machine level by level, resetting the height by hand
for each level. kind of tedious! I made parts for my jewellery designs rather than
whole designs. I finally took the plunge and bought a Taig cnc machine. I need another machine to avoid going to my shop on weekends to use the mill. I would like to use servos on a Taig mill but the price is too much right now for a turnkey system. That's why I joined this forum. I'd like to try to assemble a 4axis
driver using gecko 320 drives. I'm a little leary because I don't know anything about power supplies or electronics in general.
Cheers
p.s. Wawatobi is a village I lived in while working on an irrigation project in Sulawesi, Indonesia during the early eighties.

[wawatobi]

Looks like you've done a nice job with your Taig.

[chronon1]

Are making money but for fear of getting their money making idea and plans duplicated and thereby losing revenue, are not saying that they are making good money with their machine ?
If you are one of those people-- it takes a ton of gumption to admit to it ... !!!

[ViperTX]

wawatobi....Sure, I'd love to see examples of your work. You should be able to upload some pics to one of the forums....there is one here about jewelery making. Or send to ViperTx@hotmail.com

[grabadosjapansa]

Now i don't make money with my cnc router, it's my hobby. Although i don't discart in a future to make of this activity my job...
Best regards

Juan Sanchez

www.geocities.com/grabadosjapansa/index_EN.htm

[CNCRob]

Hey Juan,
I was just looking at your website and you have some great looking carvings. I was wondering what size bit do you use to get all that detail. Thanks-Robbie

[grabadosjapansa]

Originally Posted by CNCRob Hey Juan, I was just looking at your website and you have some great looking carvings. I was wondering what size bit do you use to get all that detail. Thanks-Robbie

thank you Robbie,
in the roughing i use a 1/4'' flat bit and to finishing i use a 1/8'' ball bit.
Regards.
Juan Sanchez.
www.geocities.com/grabadosjapansa

[herbmarkovit]

Hi-I am a retired engineer with a patent pending invention that is used in "benchrest shooting". It is a joystick that is capable of moving a firearm in azimuth and elevation. See it on E-Bay (BenchRest JoyStick Item number: 7185758262). With a design in m,y mind. I purchased a NASA CNC (Fagor Controller) last December. Now 9 months and 3 prototypes later I have a product. Started selling last week. Already sold a few. Also just purchased a used Kitamura mycenter 1. I told my wife I needed a tool changer. I BETTER MAKE some MONEY!!!

[traveler]

Herb, I looked at your invention on e-bay----looks super---hope you make a pile on cash

[chronon1]

I think if you bought a machine , say a black lab special (~2x12x24) for $600 , first of all that machine is not industrial, and you probably would end up beefing it up or fixing it before you got half way to recovering the cost of the machine, which would probably takes at least 1/2 year.