Well, it originated as a blog, and has grown into a DIYDrones attempt at creating a CNC machine.

This group is set up so that we can organize the activity.

For background, the original blog is located here:

http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/cnc-stuff

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  • Peter Meister October 5, 2012 at 8:10pm

    I bought a Phlatprinter MK II years ago from Phlatboyz. It is a DIY put together CNC and it has worked amazing for me. I also have a few other aftermarket CNC machines much more expensive, but for DIY the phlatprinter works really well at below $800 cost easy. Just some food for thought. 

  • Ellison Chan October 5, 2012 at 7:15pm

    Look activity has dropped, to some extent.  The mechanical drawings are progressing.  Once we have the actual bed built, the rest should fall in to place, I think.

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    Ruwan October 5, 2012 at 6:04pm

    Hi everyone.. I'm sure we all do this in our spare time.. but just being curious, any progress on this? 

  • Chris Biernacki August 28, 2012 at 8:38pm

    Oh... I'll get myself involved one of these days. So many projects, so little money to fund them.

  • Ellison Chan August 24, 2012 at 8:17am

    Hi Chris, work is happening in the background. ;-)

    Feel free to jump in and help us out.

  • Chris Biernacki August 24, 2012 at 8:06am

    Need. Mill. Now.

    http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-LEGO/

  • Chris Biernacki July 30, 2012 at 1:22pm

    Oh no... this is bad.

    I thought I had finally put away the idea of trying to piece together a CNC.

    [shakes fist]

    Gosh!

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    Hai Tran June 29, 2012 at 6:44am
    This is a good idea for a project but when I found a CNC machine on eBay for the same price as some of the DIY CNC machines ($800) I bought one, and it's awesome.

    It has a table size of 300mm x 400mm, and comes with everything except the Mach3 or EMC2 software. It was fully assembled and all I had to do was to connect the stepper motors.
  • wilkomedic June 9, 2012 at 7:51am

    All%20Steel%20Milling%20Machine.SLDASM

    hi all seen that you are looking at making a milling machine here is a design unfinished that i have made it is yours to do with as you wish my way of helping the diy drone community 

  • Ellison Chan May 30, 2012 at 5:55am

    Fab, only if that humanoid figure on it is a G.I Joe action figure.

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