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Re: Cheapish CNC machine

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Originally Posted by techhelpbb View Post
At $25 a stepper plus say $30 bucks an amp.
That is about $150 to get controls alone unless you salvaged.

I assume $500 is the machine itself?
Prusa 3D printers are in this price range now at not nearly that build quality.
I bought the steppers for $3.50 each and the drivers + CNC shield+ Arduino was another 20$. The frame was about 280$ including ball screws and linear rails. Shipping accounted for about 1/4 of the cost of the machine.
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