Re: cnc router plans

You should check out Bob Campbell Designs for plans on CNC Routers.
He is nice to deal with and also sells several software packages.

I have seen his plans and they are very, very nice.

Alan Trest
Pensacola Florida

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Bernard R
<bwjarandall@c...>" <bwjarandall@c...> wrote:

> Do a Google search for 'plans CNC router' and you will get a lot

of

> links, very few are free.
>
> As with all things you need to get as much information about the
> product as possible before parting with cash. Some plans call for
> expensive parts and you can easily end up spending as much on a

home

> made machine as some of the ready made routers, such as the

ShopBot;

> and you need access to a well equiped workshop.
>
> Besides your husband's mech fitter expertise he will also have to

be

> adept at some electrical and electronic work as well and the

CAD/CAM

> side of it is a different ball game altogether.
>
> I'm not trying to be negative about your idea, just be sure you

know

> what your getting into if its going to be your livelihood.
>
> Bernard
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "shrongk2000
> <armstrongsmbl@a...>" <armstrongsmbl@a...> wrote:
> > hi
> > my husband and I wish to start a furniture bussines and rather

than

> > buying a cnc router he wishes to build one. We have looked at

some

> > sites and the cost involved is too high as we are in Australia

and

> > the transfer in money is sooo expensive.
> > We have had no luck in locating plans here and every one thinks

you

> > can not make one. My husband is a mech fitter and works with

large

> > machines repairing and creating new parts so making a cnc router
> will
> > not be too hard.
> > So if anybody has plans out there on how to build a cnc router (
> > free ) I will be ever so gratefull. So please email me and we

can

> go
> > from there.
> > thanks
> > sharon