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| = Old CNC Mills=
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| ''the past! to be archived''
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| A few sudoers have started a goal to find, borrow, buy, or build a new CNC mill that can cut a standard 4' x 8' sheet of plywood (1.219m x 2.438m). The intention is to save time, money, and sanity to create furniture, free-standing structures, and various projects like large-scale art pieces. Also it will be a lot of fun to make / install / maintain such a machine!
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| ==Research==
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| So far, I have only found designs, kits, and proprietary mills that cost in the $3,000 - $4,000 range:
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| * $3,995 http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRP4896-4-x-8-Nema-34-CNC-Router-Machine-Kit-/221047250586?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3377715e9a
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| * $3,235 https://www.buildyourcnc.com/blackFoot48v40.aspx
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| * $4,000 http://www.sindrianarts.com/kikoricnc/
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| * $3,795 http://www.cncrouterparts.com/crp4896-4-x-8-cnc-router-kit-p-139.html?cPath=29
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| * $$$ http://www.shopbottools.com/ expensive professional CNC routers
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| Perhaps we can find a used or second-hand mill that we can re-purpose? Keeping our eyes out.
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| === Smaller machines ===
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| * $300 http://www.shapeoko.com/ desktop-sized XY table CNC router, open source and open hardware
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| * $2000 http://www.carvewright.com/am_portfolios/gallery/ CarveWright desktop sized commercial CNC thing
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| =Jack's Mill= | | =Jack's Mill= |