Marc Myer
10-15-2007, 3:08 PM
Glad the Creek has started this CNC group!
I'm looking at getting a small CNC mill again. I formerly used a Roland, and had a Taig for a short while, but it was a long time ago.
I'll be looking to do small work up to 12" or so at the widest, won't need much Z depth. Will be cutting primarily plastic and aluminum.
Can you suggest what to look at? I'm really curious what you are using for software. I admit to looking for simplicity. I want to create simple 2-d paths in Illustrator or Corel and export to G-code or whatever will work well. But dadgum it, there are so many approaches and many have a steep learning curve! Plus, the really good software seems to cost as much as the hardware.
Suggestions where to look first?
marc
I'm looking at getting a small CNC mill again. I formerly used a Roland, and had a Taig for a short while, but it was a long time ago.
I'll be looking to do small work up to 12" or so at the widest, won't need much Z depth. Will be cutting primarily plastic and aluminum.
Can you suggest what to look at? I'm really curious what you are using for software. I admit to looking for simplicity. I want to create simple 2-d paths in Illustrator or Corel and export to G-code or whatever will work well. But dadgum it, there are so many approaches and many have a steep learning curve! Plus, the really good software seems to cost as much as the hardware.
Suggestions where to look first?
marc