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Commercial CNC vs. Homemade CNC Router

on 2003-02-05 21:07:41 UTC
I wish to produce parts for a watercraft that I am building. It requires pr=
ecisely dilled holes in thin aluminum sheet metal (.016 – .040) for the purp=
ose of riveting.

I have been monitoring this forum for ideas on building my own CNC router. =
I would require a machine that would accept 4 x 8 feet sheets.

I am looking for your honest, informed opinions. Should I consider constru=
cting my own CNC router or would I be better off outsourcing this work. It s=
trikes me that the construction of such a machine would take some time and m=
oney.

What I wish to do is compare the costs of building a machine and available =
CNC services.

Where can I get work done for me at reasonable prices? What about commercia=
l sign makers? Many advertise CNC systems, would that be a viable low cost =
solution?

Discussion Thread

asennad <asenna@S... 2003-02-05 21:07:41 UTC Commercial CNC vs. Homemade CNC Router doug98105 <dougrasmussen@c... 2003-02-05 21:32:10 UTC Re: Commercial CNC vs. Homemade CNC Router Marv Frankel 2003-02-05 22:07:38 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Commercial CNC vs. Homemade CNC Router IMService 2003-02-06 03:05:28 UTC Re: Commercial CNC vs. Homemade CNC Router turbulatordude <davemucha@j... 2003-02-06 07:21:03 UTC Re: Commercial CNC vs. Homemade CNC Router Ron Ginger 2003-02-08 15:19:24 UTC RE: Commercial CNC vs. Homemade CNC Router