Am I missing something?

Hi all,

I'm curious as to where I'm making the mistake here. I have spoken to FlashCut a few times and was considered buying their cnc controls for a Sherline I may have in the future. I picked them out initially because their site looked like what I'd be getting would be good quality but they have quoted $1895 for their kit. That does not include the mounts which are an extra $200. With that you get the FlashCut software, the signal generator, the three steppers (@135oz/in), the driver and all the bits like a manual and the cables. The driving system puts out 2 amps per axis, I don't think they mention steps per revolution or anything to do with that. But I can buy the steppers for say $150 each, that's $450 for all three. Buy their mounts for $200 to make it $650. Then I could buy a GeckoDrive G201A for $149 and it'd be $800. That must then make the cables, manual and controller worth $1095. How much would a controller to suit this sort of thing cost? Or have I made some massive mistake somewhere. Their packaged also includes the FlashCut software. I'm pretty new to CNC so if anything seems strange it's proberly wrong.

Thanks in advance,
John H.


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