Desktop CNC
Design parts in CAD and machine them for real on a desktop CNC router.
~$390Cost to start
SteepDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 1–3 hr at a time, $390 to find out whether it sticks.
MessSome cleanupNoiseLoud
The path11 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$390
- Get a machine, bits and a way to clamp work down
- Plan for noise, dust and an emergency stop
Then the quests
- Draw a part in CAD and cut it on the machine
- Cut a simple design in wood or foam
- Make your first finished part
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
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