--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@...>
wrote:
>
> 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
>
Dave, you hit the nail directly on the head with that comment!
Discussions about small CNC's are usually "blown off" the CNC groups
by the metal cutters, as if it is not worth their time or effort for
the little stuff. I've seen this happen many times over the last four
years.
It's always the "Tim The Toolman" syndrome -- More Power! I did get a
huge chuckle when the discusion on one forum was about the number of
turns per inch a wire needed to be most efficient.
You can find dozens, if not humndreds of sites that describe
homebrewers' effort to build a small "starter" CNC. The simply and
inexpensively do the job for the buildeers, drilling pcb's, cutting
wax, balsa, and plastic.
The market is definitely there.
Myc