Re: Newbie Question

I have sent Dave a mail at HobbyCNC to get an idea of the cost of
shipping to the UK.

Many Thanks for the tip :o)

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Codesuidae <codesuidae@c...>
wrote:

> teleteq wrote:
>
> >I'm a newbie to all of this, can someone suggest a good starting
> >point for me to jump in the deep end? I pick things up quickly

but

> >just need a nudge in the right direction.
> >
> >
> Welcome, and you've chosen a cool project/hobby/timesink :)
>
> You might want to check out HobbyCNC.com. They sell complete

driver

> kits (everything you need to get from the parallel port to the

stepper

> motor output shaft) that work very nicely for a good price (I use

one to

> run my Taig milling machine), and also a set of well-proven plans

to

> build a good sized CNC router (gantry style I believe). The plans

can

> of course be used as a starting point from which you can modify

the

> design to meet your requirments.