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Maslow 4: Large format CNC routing made accessible

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236 points mdaniel | 4 comments | 19 Nov 24 02:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.688s | source
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buildsjets ◴[19 Nov 24 15:46 UTC] No.42184746[source]▶
This looks like it provides an amazing amount of capability for the price, if it meets your needs. ($525 kit + $125 motor, saved you some clicking).

For comparison I have an Avid 48x96 bed type CNC router that I am into for close to $10k. Obviously the more expensive machine has more cutting capability, but I am curious what the actual accuracy of this machine is.

I am getting +/- 0.010” or so for large parts, cutting .032” thick aluminum 6061-T3. Probably doing better than that on wood due to lower cutting forces and less machine deflection.

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1. emilecantin ◴[19 Nov 24 16:00 UTC] No.42184915[source]▶
$125 motor? What are you talking about?

The kit costs $525, and yes you need to supply a trim router (they recommend the Dewalt DWP611 which I paid $269 CAD for, but members of the community have successfully used other ones) which you might already have.

You also need to build a frame, or add anchors to your shop floor. This can run you from a few tens of dollars for concrete anchors to $300+ if you want to build something fancier.

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2. buildsjets ◴[19 Nov 24 16:39 UTC] No.42185368[source]▶
A Dewalt DWP611 costs me $128.99 USD with free shipping and it can be on my doorstop by 4AM.

I’m sorry that you live in a country with an economy is managed such that that the same motor costs you more than double, but you are the outlier in this dataset.

Maybe next year when the tariffs kick in, we in the US can be lucky enough to pay 269 USD for something that costs 129 USD currently.

https://a.co/d/6LVfRAI

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3. emilecantin ◴[19 Nov 24 17:09 UTC] No.42185718[source]▶
Oh okay, you call routers "motors"; that's what threw me off.

But yeah, price-gouging in Canada is nothing new; even factoring exchange rates it should be ~180 CAD.

4. davidlang ◴[21 Nov 24 04:02 UTC] No.42200977[source]▶
There are also people using the cheap chinese spindles instead of the Dewalt router. any spindle <67mm diameter at least 4" long can be made to work by putting a sleeve on it.