cnc routers

[Michael Reynolds]

Hi all!

I was wondering, are there any cheap, benchtop cnc routers out there on the market? I'd kinda like to have one at home. When I say cheap, I mean around 3 grand.

Thanks!!!!!

Mike R.

[Stephen]

I've had real good luck with Techno Isel routers (stepper motor). I run them hard everyday at school. Their great for anything non-ferrous. New ones sell for a little over 5K new, but they come up for sale on Ebay used for about half price. Also there are many other brands new and used for the price you are looking for on Ebay.

Steve

[Michael Reynolds]

Can you use mcam mill to program one, or do you have to have mcam router? Sorry for my ignorance, but I don't know anything about routers (yet). This would just be a toy for home.

Thanks!!

Mike R.

[cadcam]

You can use Mcam or Router.

Router being the newer software is based for the wood working community.

It has lots of features for doing door and panels.

Take a peek at this link to see a little about router

http://www.ppcadcam.com/html/router.html

Hope this help mike.

My long distant web partner.

[Stephen]

I have used MC7-8 for a few years on the router. Several months ago I switched to Router and won't go back. I didn't even have to change the post to make Router work. I love the tabs feature. The students make a lot of plastic and wood parts that they simply cut out on a band saw then finish sand the nubs off. It's an inexpensive subsitute for a vacuum table.