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Burn4Evr:
Something like a CNC is much more practical for our hobby, I'm doing a fair bit of research on the subject myself. There are quite a few kits out there, I'm tempted to bite the bullet on a Bluumax CNC for like $400 but came across one called Joes2006 (which looks beefier but can't find a kit to save my life)
Its seems like there are a ton of FrakenCNCs out there, which seem to be cobbled from random parts as a way to learn how to make a CNC.
Instructables is a pretty good source for basic info.

Personally I have a few pieces of rapid prototyped items, from a much more expensive machine then a maker bot (I think it was $50K) and as clean as the finish was it leaks its wax support material forever, and just doesn't feel durable enough.
Benevolance:
I don't think Joe's 2006 CNC plans are available as a pre-fab kit. He's just put the plans up as freely available so you can build your own CNC machine to his specs. I think CNCzone.com hosts the plans.
Burn4Evr:
Benevolance, thanks for the info. I've been to CNCzone, but was hoping there was a "simple" kit.... want to learn to walk before I start to run.
Again like most things I find, I tend to "upgrade" what I need long before I get started... this is just a bit more expensive.
mountain:

--- Quote from: Benevolance on May 01, 2010, 01:13:53 pm ---I don't think Joe's 2006 CNC plans are available as a pre-fab kit. He's just put the plans up as freely available so you can build your own CNC machine to his specs. I think CNCzone.com hosts the plans.

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Here is where you can buy the precut plans from Joe. All of the info is available in this thread on CNCZone. I built the 4x4 Hybrid and recommend it over the Joes2006. Way faster and more durable with a larger cutting area.
lcmgadgets:

--- Quote from: mphuie on May 01, 2010, 07:07:28 am ---
The hard part of building an arcade isn't the buttons or joysticks, there are a huge variety of options and colors available.  You might have better luck trying to recoup costs by buying a wood cutting CNC and cutting/selling CPs

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Thanks for this comment! I'm actually trying to find (a) source(s) for translucent joysticks, a Star Wars yoke, and a push-pull spinner. I've seen extremely beat up 'yokes on ebays twice in about a year, but other than that, I can't find any of this more specialized stuff. Where do I get it?
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