CNC projects
- Thread starter nathanb
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One big step in price comes when the stepper motor/controller has a feedback loop to compensate for distance actually moved as opposed to distance programmed to be moved. We had a TORCAM system in the school, but it didn't have the feedback loop. Works OK for teaching concepts, but if you require high accuracy needed to produce close fitting parts it's not good enough.
If that kind of money into the machine and software can pay back for you, use it to make money with, and forget about cutting metal on it. Life is too short to wait as long as it'll take to cut anything useful on that limited horsepower.
If you really want to cut metal, you can buy an awful lot of machine for the $12k that the Roland will set you back.
For about a third of that price, you can buy a Sherline 4 axis CNC mill and lathe package, including the computer, ecxept for the monitor. sherline.com
It'll cut metal, at least.
The Roland is a moneymaker in the right environment, I am certain, but for a guy that wants to be able to do a little of everything, there are a few more cost effective routes to go, I figure.
Cheers
Trev
If you really want to cut metal, you can buy an awful lot of machine for the $12k that the Roland will set you back.
For about a third of that price, you can buy a Sherline 4 axis CNC mill and lathe package, including the computer, ecxept for the monitor. sherline.com
It'll cut metal, at least.
The Roland is a moneymaker in the right environment, I am certain, but for a guy that wants to be able to do a little of everything, there are a few more cost effective routes to go, I figure.
Cheers
Trev
