Thread: X-Carve as a budget CNC?
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Re: X-Carve as a budget CNC?
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Originally Posted by cbale2000 View Post
I've been looking into an X-Carve for my team as well. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of any other large format (30"x30" or larger) CNC routers in the sub-$2000 range?
We have a ZenbotCNC 24"x48" router. Our initial investment was just a little over $2500. It's been pretty good for us so far but we really haven't stressed tested it too much.
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