drummerdimitri
Plastic
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2020
- Location
- Beirut, Lebanon
I'm going to eventually need a milling machine to assist me in my metal fabrication shop and since I am new to milling, would it make more sense to get a CNC machine or a manual one?
As I will not be doing production runs but instead one offs, the CNC machine may be overkill but then again as it is a one man show and I only have two hands, there is only so much I can do at a time.
I'm very familiar with 3D printing/3D design in Fusion 360 so and would much rather get myself a budget but quality CNC milling machine as It would make me more productive and I can put my skills to better use. Also, the learning curve will be much steeper with a manual machine.
That being said, what would be a quality 3 axis machine for small parts-medium sized parts that wouldn't break the bank? I'm talking sub 20K $ here.
As I will not be doing production runs but instead one offs, the CNC machine may be overkill but then again as it is a one man show and I only have two hands, there is only so much I can do at a time.
I'm very familiar with 3D printing/3D design in Fusion 360 so and would much rather get myself a budget but quality CNC milling machine as It would make me more productive and I can put my skills to better use. Also, the learning curve will be much steeper with a manual machine.
That being said, what would be a quality 3 axis machine for small parts-medium sized parts that wouldn't break the bank? I'm talking sub 20K $ here.