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SammyWI:
--- Quote from: Unstupid on March 24, 2012, 12:14:42 am ---I used a CNC machine to make my bartop... and in a couple of weeks Ill be using it to make my Ms. Pac cocktail table... This machine is a little overkill for arcade making, but I need to do something to keep it busy! Here check it out:
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Very cool. If it's worth killing, it's worth overkilling, I always say.
elkameleon:
Damn, I want to build my own CNC machine someday! Price always seems to be the limiting factor. Im not entirely sure what my ROI (return on investment) would be on something like that though, how often would I use it? I guess you could locally advertise your services for a cheap fee.
Woodshop Flunky:
--- Quote from: elkameleon on March 26, 2012, 01:52:28 pm ---... I'm not entirely sure what my ROI (return on investment) would be on something like that though, how often would I use it?
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I've thought the same thing over and over. I use to work as a machinist, and I know a CNC can more than pay for itself... if you have the work.
My biggest problem is that I spend the best part of my day in a padded cell (cubicle) rather than out there in the business.
A coworker of mine jokes that his side business would be much more profitable if he could just get laid off. :dizzy:
Even if it wasn't profitable, though, it'd still be the coolest thing in most folks arsenal. :cheers:
mountain:
My CNC has paid for itself more than 10 times over. There is a huge learning curve to get over, actually two. Learning the ins and outs of how a machine works, then building it is the biggest. Once it is done, there is the software and tooling to learn. Learning how to use the machine effectively takes time too. But, if you are determined, money can be made. I do a lot of prototype work for my job, have made signs for local businesses, make jukebox kits, do favors for buddies, make stuff for family for Christmas Gifts, the list is long. The greatest "hobby" I have found yet... 'cept this place of course. :cheers:
Woodshop Flunky:
--- Quote from: mountain on March 26, 2012, 03:22:49 pm ---My CNC has paid for itself more than 10 times over.
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I'm going to send your reply to my coworker! He's wanted to build a MechMate for years. :cheers:
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