BryRocket
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Hello y’all creators!
I’m looking to add a smaller, table top CNC to the list of distractions in the garage. Mainly to rip out G10 fins, stepped G10 av bay lids, centering rings, maybe some soft aluminum motor retention doohickeys, etc and anything else more suited to a cnc job vs FDM printing. I have it narrowed down to 2 really. The Sainsmart 4030 ProverXL (with upgraded dewalt router) and the Millright Carveking 2. I've been reading about these two machines for quite some time (and the shapeoko 3).
I'm hoping someone here has some experience with one of these but also looking for some advice on things to consider. Criteria: I am not really wanting to spend more than $1500 to get up and running. I am not shooting for crazy tolerances. I don't think I'll need a larger work area (famous last words) than either of these offer. The 4030 will be expandable in the future too. I am aware that these are entry machines.
Things I've noticed:
The Sainsmart has NEMA 23 stepper motors vs the NEMA 17 on the Millright. Is this really important?
Working area is ~15.75" x 11.75" x 4.25" for Sainsmart vs 17.25" x 17.25" x 4" for the Millright.
Router: Dewalt 611 on the Sainsmart after upgrade and the Mykita on the Millright.
The Sainsmart has the ability to use the Offline LCD module to load jobs and talk to the machine.
I'd add the limit switches to the Millright so both would have those.
To me, the Sainsmart looks perhaps a little sturdier? There are certainly more reviews and tutorials for the Sainsmart online it would seem. I've heard customer service is really good with both.
Price after upgrades will be comparable between the two so no real concern there.
Lastly, I haven't completely rulled out the Shapeoko 3 but I was turned off by the lack of clamping options on the base and the belt drive. Change my mind!
Any discussion appreciated!
Thanks,
Bryan
I’m looking to add a smaller, table top CNC to the list of distractions in the garage. Mainly to rip out G10 fins, stepped G10 av bay lids, centering rings, maybe some soft aluminum motor retention doohickeys, etc and anything else more suited to a cnc job vs FDM printing. I have it narrowed down to 2 really. The Sainsmart 4030 ProverXL (with upgraded dewalt router) and the Millright Carveking 2. I've been reading about these two machines for quite some time (and the shapeoko 3).
I'm hoping someone here has some experience with one of these but also looking for some advice on things to consider. Criteria: I am not really wanting to spend more than $1500 to get up and running. I am not shooting for crazy tolerances. I don't think I'll need a larger work area (famous last words) than either of these offer. The 4030 will be expandable in the future too. I am aware that these are entry machines.
Things I've noticed:
The Sainsmart has NEMA 23 stepper motors vs the NEMA 17 on the Millright. Is this really important?
Working area is ~15.75" x 11.75" x 4.25" for Sainsmart vs 17.25" x 17.25" x 4" for the Millright.
Router: Dewalt 611 on the Sainsmart after upgrade and the Mykita on the Millright.
The Sainsmart has the ability to use the Offline LCD module to load jobs and talk to the machine.
I'd add the limit switches to the Millright so both would have those.
To me, the Sainsmart looks perhaps a little sturdier? There are certainly more reviews and tutorials for the Sainsmart online it would seem. I've heard customer service is really good with both.
Price after upgrades will be comparable between the two so no real concern there.
Lastly, I haven't completely rulled out the Shapeoko 3 but I was turned off by the lack of clamping options on the base and the belt drive. Change my mind!
Any discussion appreciated!
Thanks,
Bryan