Re: What the hobby CNC industries need!

I think you make a good point. A lot of times someone will ask a simple
question and a lot of others will jump in trying to show how smart they are,
completely losing sight of the original question. Thing is, I don't see any
way of getting around that. It would as like happen on any new forum you
might set up. Whether there would be a market for a "CNC for the novice"
pamphlet or small book is another question. I don't know. Everyone does what
they do for a reason. Not too many people are in the CNC business, hobby or
otherwise, for purely altruistic reasons. If there was a market for such a
book somebody probably would already have written it. The problem is that
the further "down-market" you go, into the CNC hobbyist and novice arena,
the less people are willing to spend money. Not much fun trying to make a
living in that situation. Fortunately these days, with the internet
available, anyone intent on learning just about anything can do so at very
little cost. How ironic that formal education is so expensive and is turning
out so many dunderheads.
--
Phil Mattison

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Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What the hobby CNC industries need!


> This is just my 2 cents worth.
> This is what the home or do it yourself CNC world needs, I think.
> First a "CNC for the novice" pamphlet or small book. this would answer
> all the basic questions.
>
> I think that there could become a good market for used machines and
> stepper and servo motors and drivers as the entry level CNCers realize
> the should have bought the 400 oz in. instead of the 200 oz in. or they
> want to upgrade to servo motor from steppers. If they are limited in
> their finances the need to sell the old to buy newer, better or bigger
> equipment. I also know the used electronic s market is a night mare.
>
> There is also a need for a Novice CNC forum where there are not any
> dumb questions or some forum etiquette where if you do not like the
> question that someone asks you just erase the post and move on instead
> of making a snobish comment and chasing some one away from asking
questions.
>
> At the same time a novice should sit back and read the response for a
> while and learn.
>
> There are 12 different forums I belong to. Most of them I just read and
> very seldom post to.
>
> Just my 2 cents worth.
>
> OLD BOB
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