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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "derekhawkins" <eldata@...> wrote:
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> >but there should be the logic that you cannot compare a $600 small
> >axis aluminm frame machine to a fully operational machine that has a
> >12x12 work area.
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> You're only seeing things from a designer perspective.
I don't think so. I designed a small, er, tiny CNC machine for
drilling and etching PCB's based on the board side of the Eagle demo
software. The guy didn't want anything more than that, and it was not
really a price issue.
There are econo-cars, mini-vans and pick-up trucks. each has it's
target audence.
Once you step up to a metal machine, you almost need to look at
Gecko's and NEMA023 steppers with 300 oz-in or better.
That tosses you up to almost $1,000 for the electronics side of things.
My point is that some of us drive econo-cars, some need pick-up trucks.
there is a HUGE market for smaller machines that do wax or balsa or
foam. But the voices of the guys who hold the torch for cutting
metal are the ones we see on these lists the most.
Dave