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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: hwood34 on Tue, 29 April 2014, 15:29:04
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https://www.massdrop.com/buy/mydiycnc-sprite-cnc-machine-kit?mode=guest_open
I don't know why, I just... want it
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Yeah, that makes two of us. That's a pretty awesome little piece of machinery.
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like, can we start a fund to buy it for someone with experience and get discounted milling?
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like, can we start a fund to buy it for someone with experience and get discounted milling?
Thats an awesome idea. I have no experience, but I would definitely donate to that fund.
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Nowhere on that page does it say what materials this tool can mill. Since they don't say, I expect it can only do soft plastics and wood.
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On their website they tentatively say it can work with aluminum, to an extent. They also have videos of it milling aluminum: http://www.mydiycnc.com/video
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It would be like milling an aluminum case using a Dremel. The results probably wouldn't look very good, if it worked at all.
Also, please use guest mode links when posting a Massdrop link.
Add "?mode=guest_open" to the end of your link, like this: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/mydiycnc-sprite-cnc-machine-kit?mode=guest_open
:)
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It would be like milling an aluminum case using a Dremel. The results probably wouldn't look very good, if it worked at all.
Also, please use guest mode links when posting a Massdrop link.
Add "?mode=guest_open" to the end of your link, like this: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/mydiycnc-sprite-cnc-machine-kit?mode=guest_open
:)
Hmmm. Well that sucks. Also why does massdrop block guests. It's a really dumb business decision, or am I missing something. :confused:
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It has been discussed before. They don't care how dumb it is. They jumped on the bandwagon and they aren't getting off.
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waaay... Could this etch dense metals, aluminum at the least do you think?
:eek: wish I had enough :<
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But I assume they sell reasonably sized CNC machines that can do aluminum, at a reasonable price? Cause if they do, I still think It would be great to have someone here who could do that
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"Reasonable" for a machine that can properly mill aluminum probably means "less than $10,000"
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It would be like milling an aluminum case using a Dremel. The results probably wouldn't look very good, if it worked at all.
Also, please use guest mode links when posting a Massdrop link.
Add "?mode=guest_open" to the end of your link, like this: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/mydiycnc-sprite-cnc-machine-kit?mode=guest_open
:)
Hmmm. Well that sucks. Also why does massdrop block guests. It's a really dumb business decision, or am I missing something. :confused:
It has been discussed before. They don't care how dumb it is. They jumped on the bandwagon and they aren't getting off.
I think this is a little harsh. They have to do stuff like that so that they can sell things lower than the minimum advertised price. They can operate like a buyers club and get around that restriction.
makes a lot of sense to me, but I work in retail, so I have to put up with manufacturer BS on a daily basis.
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"Reasonable" for a machine that can properly mill aluminum probably means "less than $10,000"
Aaaaand dreams crushed