Re: Making money from CNC - in a home enviroment

Hi John,
I haven't made any money yet, but once word got around in this
small community that I had a machine, I got many questions directed
to me such as..."can you make this for me?"....especially from
relatives :) I'm a woodworker (the machine is for metal) so my time
is spent getting wood projects out the door.
You could also try:
www.cnczone.com
Many their will reply with ways they have made money from their home-
made machine investments.

Bloy

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "John Heritage"
<john.heritage@v...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I wanted to ask how many of the members have been sucessful in

making some money, or a living, back from their interest in CNC.

>
> CNC and physical productivity has always been something that's

really interested me and I'd like to be able to do something that I
enjoy as a job. However, I'm a bit unsure of just how achievable
this is when looking towards the competition.

>
> To keep this thread within the bounds of CCED, I mean CNC

equipment that can realistically be owned by a home user. That
doesn't require 50MW for the spindle alone, cost a million dollars
or require a degree in mathematics to run. Rather plasma tables,
converted knee mills, desktop mills and such.

>
> What makes me wonder is that the highest earning work is being

done on machines tens of times quicker and stronger than something
like a converted knee mill.

>
> So, I'd be really interest to hear if anyone has managed to turn

CNC at home into something they can make something back from.

>
> Best wishes,
> John
>
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