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Subject: Re: Selling $150 PCBMill

From: "derekhawkins" <eldata@...>
Date: 2006-12-24

>The real kick in the teeth come from the "Internet
>Experts" who start knocking your attempts.

The only attempts I've knocked are those involving complete machines
that end with orders placed with full or down payments and no
subsequent deliveries (aka stealing).

>CheapCNC bailed after selling a few machines made out of HDPE for
>over 1K each.

I think the real problem with the sub 1K CNC market is that there is
none. The volumes are just not there, otherwise, these things would
be made in China and sold here in the US and elsewhere like just
about everything else worth making some money on these days. You'll
see a lot of lip service given to the idea here but the truth is that
DIY oriented people are the tightest wads under the sun (myself
included).

>There is a guy selling an all metal CNC mill for $600

Who is this if you don't mind me asking?

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "crankorgan" <john@...> wrote:
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