Originally Posted by
stuarttaylor00
I've got to say, I am seriously impressed with every single part of this build... I take my hat off to you, your design is very rigid and simple, you've been open to design input, obviously very capable with Fusion360 in both design and CAM. The finish you're getting is top class, plus you just give it a go!
I have a Shapeoko 3 XXL made by Carbide 3D, which has been great to learn on (I had zero CAD/CAM experience prior to buying it) but I'm ready to move onto something more rigid that can accept bigger tooling and make easier work of Aluminium.
I do have a few questions...
Your X6-2200 seems to be doing a pretty great job making all these parts, would you still recommend it, or have you seen anything else in the pricerange that you wish you'd gone with?
I'd love to know an expected total cost for El Beast, even better would be one broken down into a BOM with prices. I have designed several gantry machines but not committed to building one yet.
Lastly, and forgive me if it's in the thread somewhere - I couldn't find it - what model is your 3D printer? it seems to do a great job with more exotic filaments, and the print quality looks very good.
Thanks for documenting the build so thoroughly, it's such good reading!