Nomad883 CNC Mill from Carbide3D

[jimustanguitar]

carbide3d.com/

I like their motor and spindle. Cool that it has an enclosure. Looks like a smaller bed than the Oko's though.

[ZionPhil]

Wow. Really digging this!

[sgraber]

How would that compare to something like the CNC 3040 Router / Engraver that are commonly found on Ebay?

www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=3060+cnc&_from=R40%7CR40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR5.TRC1.A0.H0.X3040+cnc&_nkw=3040+cnc&_sacat=0

[jimustanguitar]

The "build strength" of the machine seems similar if not better on Ebay. It's a little less refined though. Integrated spindle/motor instead of outboard motor on a "real" spindle, no enclosure, no speed control, etc.

Certainly tempting for the price though...

[BeeAmaker]

It's easy enough to add speed control.

I like the machine, and like Jim I really like the spindle but I am having a hard time justifying the cost. However it does come with all the software you need to run it, but it's not clear if that must be used exclusively. If the cost was around the $1600.00 mark I might look hard at it but at $2500.00 I would rather buy a 60watt laser