I have a K2 CNC router and I like it a lot.  There prices are also very
reasonable.  I use the Mach III software with RhinoCad and RhinoCam and they
are economical and work good.

I have a Sherline milling machine that I converted to CNC a few years ago
using the Microkinetics motors, software, and motor drives.  I never could
get it to work correctly and I just gave up on it.  I had all kinds of
problems with motors buzzing and missing steps.  It happened at points where
the motion of the lead screws was very smooth and there was no load on the
machine.  I called them a few times and never could figure out if it was the
software, drives, or computer, but it was certainly not the machine or
motors that I could tell.  Might try hooking the motors up to my K2 software
and drive if I get a chance, but now that I have the router I really don't
need that machine any more.  I will put it on Ebay one of these days when I
get around to it.

Brian Kraut
Engineering Alternatives, Inc.
www.engalt.com

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From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf
Of 556RECON
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 3:59 PM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: [EE] CNC mills,drills Software etc.


It seems there is a lot of home use CNC equipment.  I have visited close
to 100 web sites and of course each one of them seem to say thiers is
the bestand lowest cost.

I would like for the people on the list who own or operate some of the
systems to give their likes and dislikes about their CNCsystem. (mills,
drills paste applicators, lathes and soft ware)

I have a small lathe and mill that I am thinking about  converting.  I
want to make PCB on the mill and other parts from plastics.

Recon

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