Quote Originally Posted by Zaskar View Post
Just outta curiosity Evil-98, are any of the file formats you use of a type that can be directly inputted into a non manual CNC machine? That would be key right there if you can just take what you design and email/bring on a flash drive/CD to a CNC place and all the other work gets automatically done.
Huh???

While there is a manual override on CNC's, it's general purpose is to be "non manual". CNC = Computer Numerical Control, meaning you give it a program and all it does all day long is repeat that program in an extremely precise manner (depending on how well it's maintained).


The cheapest CNC I would bother with for a @ home business is a Haas Minimill.....~$30K before options.


evil, I hate you....you had to bring up G code, didn't you? I was trying to forget. There are very many machines that don't use G code in some way or another.....and they all use it differently.......AARRGGGHHHH!!!!!!