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Subject: Re: Selling $150 PCBMill

From: "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@...>
Date: 2006-12-25

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "crankorgan" <john@...> wrote:
>
> derekhawkins,
> The real kick in the teeth come from the "Internet
> Experts" who start knocking your attempts.

Another knock in the teeth comes from experts discussing parts as if
they were complete machines.

It can cost $5,000 for a Bridgeport CNC conversion kit. Makes the
cheap Bridgeport look really cheap.

also, the $150 number is easy to toss around, but actually getting a
running machine will cost WAY over that. I've seen people tally the
final costs at over $700 for one of those plans only machines.

Many of us can toss together a CNC machine from surplus in our parts
bins. but, that stuff still came at a price.

Dave