Hi there, I am an absolute beginner to the CNC world and would love to start working on some projects. First off, I'd need a CNC. I'm limited to $300. I was looking at the routers from "MySweety" on amazon. Thought about getting the 3018 model. Is that a good machine? or at least has anyone got a cnc from mysweety before? If not that kind.. What would you recommend? You'd probably say to build one, though I don't know all the parts.. Second - Software: I know the process goes CAD > CAM > CONTROL - I have Autodesk fusion 360 ( still a newbie to it..) what else would I need? Lastly, I just want the help! I know it seems like I'm asking for a lot.. but honestly how else would I find out.. I've already searched all over the internet, watched lots of videos.. and honestly.. I just need another person's voice of opinion, a thread I can actually comment on voicing all my comments and questions. Any help is much appreciated! Thanks! ---- Since I'm limited on cash, I am trying to sell some stuff of mine.. anyone want a mackie pro fx8 v2 mixer?
I don't recall anyone mentioning one here but the Amazon revues would indicate that it's probably not money well spent. A $300 machine is possible but would be fairly limited in strength and capacity. The real question is what you intend to use the machine for. Building a machine and immediately realizing you need to upgrade is not the most economical means of achieving your dream as there gets to be a lot of waste involved.
You'd be able to cut foam, but that's probably it. You're not going to be satisfied with anything even double that budget. You can do a laser or printer though, but even that would be a but sketchy.
