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  1. 28th August 2016, 10:44 AM #1
    steve_26
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    Default Advise please Looking to buy a CNC for home

    Hi allI have always had a fascination with cnc routers and have decided that i finally want to take the plunge and buy a used 1200 x 1200 machine.My work would be semi commercial and hobby solit timber , acrylic and some aluminium so don't need a super heavy duty machine but i don't really want a flimsy cheap one either.so can you guys who have had lots of experience steer me in the right direction? One option is I am considering a used Multicam machine which needs updating to use Mach3 software. has anyone ever done this and where would i find the correct information for what i would need for the upgrade?I don't mind having to put some work into getting one going but i am not real keen in building one from scratch.Thank you in advanceSteve
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  3. 6th September 2016, 05:18 PM #2
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    "Take the plunge".........I saw what you did ROFL
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  4. 6th September 2016, 09:03 PM #3
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  5. 6th September 2016, 10:28 PM #4
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    Sorry Steve,

    It is my weird sense of humour. I love a good pun. You are going to take the 'plunge' and get a router. So what do routers often do, they .............plunge.

    Apologies, I won't ever do that again ]
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  6. 7th September 2016, 07:44 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeoffW1 View Post
    Sorry Steve,

    It is my weird sense of humour. I love a good pun. You are going to take the 'plunge' and get a router. So what do routers often do, they .............plunge.

    Apologies, I won't ever do that again ]

    Ahh no need to Apologise. stupid me didn't get it..
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    how did you go with the upgrade. Any chance you might have the old electronics lying around?
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  8. 26th May 2017, 10:22 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by steve_26 View Post
    Hi allI have always had a fascination with cnc routers and have decided that i finally want to take the plunge and buy a used 1200 x 1200 machine.My work would be semi commercial and hobby solit timber , acrylic and some aluminium so don't need a super heavy duty machine but i don't really want a flimsy cheap one either.so can you guys who have had lots of experience steer me in the right direction? One option is I am considering a used Multicam machine which needs updating to use Mach3 software. has anyone ever done this and where would i find the correct information for what i would need for the upgrade?I don't mind having to put some work into getting one going but i am not real keen in building one from scratch.Thank you in advanceSteve
    Hi just wonder how you went did you go with multicam ?
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