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Git_tard
Looking for prices and sizes that can be of use building electrics. Only CNC machines I've ever dealt with were mostly Haas mills and lathes, and a few swiss machines. Know virtually nothing about router tables. Can anyone lend a helping hand and share some info?
It all depends on your scale and budget, if you can't afford (or don't want?) a local premium build, a Chinese one would be a good combination of price and performance. A 6090 (the A version is better) would be a really great start, but if budget doesn't quite extend to that, then maybe a 6040 might be the go and upgrade to a 6090 when finances permit. The 6090 with preferably a 2.2kw spindle/VFD would be more than ample reliability and power for guitars, and you could invest a little in a rotary axis to be able to more or less do 3D, up to a point. Just put in "cnc 6090a" and "cnc 6040" in Ebay, and sort by lowest price to see what i'm talking about. I don't think there is any other cnc machines that even come close to the quality and price of these. Just be warned, buying a 6040 means you'll also need to buy a replacement controller, (I use a Gecko G540 for $275) as the ones that ship with this model come with a controller that is garbage. It's no big deal and very easy to swap out, but it is a factor to consider the extra $275 or so for a 6040. The 6090 is a whole level above though. I would highly recommend it.
cheers,
Ian
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