[chbot] CNC kit?

[Richard Jones]

Sounds like an interesting idea. Maybe a kit & DVD filling in the gaps
between what can and can't be sourced from Molten Media, local stores and
web software. I wonder if cutting the MDF is the largest obstacle? I suspect
apart from knowing what to use the device for, the biggest obstacle to
getting started is understanding the software tool chain, some howto's and
example projects would be a great start. Could be a nice kit / product.

Richard
(Just arrived back to a cool Chch)

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Chris Hellyar <chris at trash.co.nz> wrote:

> Hi-ho,
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> Is there be any interest in a modest sized (A4?) MDF CNC platform in kit
> form?
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> I'm thinking suitable for plastics/wood/pcb's.  A cnc cut kit of MDF parts
> plus some of the hard to source locally linear bits at cost?
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> The comments at the club meeting the other night about it costing $1k to
> bring in the kit from Aussie and the lack of local options got me thinking
> about it while I was driving to work this morning.
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> I'm not looking for commitment of any sort, and I'm not in a position to
> cut the kits till early next year anyway.  Just chucking it out there to see
> what people think..
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> Cheers, Chris H
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