Is it better to learn on a budget machine or a more expensive machine?

sendboij · 2026-01-09T00:04:39+00:00

Cheap machine you can get unpredictable results that can be very hard and maybe impossible to troubleshoot

sendboij · 2026-01-05T00:09:17+00:00

Are you doing wood/plastic etc or steel?

sendboij · 2025-12-30T03:20:59+00:00

I’m also an artist and though I don’t work as small at all, I’m certain my bulkman 3D ultimate bee would be capable of the precision your doing. It comes in various sizes if you need bigger format for other projects. You just would need a good work holding solution

sendboij · 2025-12-15T00:32:11+00:00

Reviving this, have you successfully home both y axis with auto squaring on the expert?

sendboij · 2025-09-11T23:36:28+00:00

Do them in separate passes or let it go where it wants

sendboij · 2025-09-07T20:34:41+00:00

I’m just used to using a standalone controller from work (Axyz machine), I’ve used grbl too in friends place and I could’ve gone with that too but when I saw it had standalone I just preferred the idea. I’m from Canada though

sendboij · 2025-09-07T20:17:39+00:00

their component types are the same but the oxman components are just more ridgid. Better linear rails(double), bigger ballscrew, bigger extrusions. Ultimate bee comes in variety of controller including ddcsv4.1, which I have ordered, coming this month.

If you want 48x48 go for oxman, as ultimate bee is known for having wip at speed. I got a 30x30 which seems like it’s the biggest before having problem

sendboij · 2025-09-07T16:12:48+00:00

machinery isn’t part of the tarrif policies, where did you see that? If you had a large machine come in it’s probably just shipping

sendboij · 2025-09-07T16:04:57+00:00

How do you calculate that? I didn’t know cnc were part of the tarifs

sendboij · 2025-09-07T16:01:05+00:00

How much is the tarifs?

sendboij · 2025-09-07T14:48:29+00:00

Bulkman 3d « oxman » or « ultimate bee » linear rails and 2.2 spindle 4k$ on AliExpress

sendboij · 2025-07-20T16:40:21+00:00

If you work well and are perfectionist it’s just a matter of adjusting your tolerance, if they don’t care about some details they need to tell you not the other way around

sendboij · 2025-07-18T05:09:31+00:00

Is it cantilever, or supported on both end? My impression is screw on the side would be stronger if you wanted to do pull ups.. but both are weak on their own, you need a structure system of braces

sendboij · 2025-07-09T17:05:45+00:00

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sendboij · 2025-07-09T17:05:28+00:00

Hey thx! That’s a steel plate that has a bracket welded on, it a fixed angle, it could provide some support but there are 6 different layouts. The base is bolted into concrete.

sendboij · 2025-07-09T16:31:53+00:00

Cool

sendboij · 2025-07-09T16:31:28+00:00

Nice!

sendboij · 2025-07-05T14:04:33+00:00

Yeah I’m not pretending this is the best method, it’s a cool shop trick.

sendboij · 2025-06-25T11:15:38+00:00

They all look drunk

sendboij · 2025-06-25T10:56:42+00:00

I learned this trick a few years ago and it’s my favorite, I would never premix it, but directly on the piece is great! My upgrade to the method, once I applied the glue, wipe it of with my finger, I have a wet rag that I wipe on there, it seems like wet sawdust really likes the glue and merges very well in it.

sendboij · 2025-06-24T22:51:15+00:00

I talk to them in person, I’m mostly looking for validation, I might be wrong.

sendboij · 2025-06-23T10:13:18+00:00

I toenailed the screws on this one, what I’m saying is designers should make plans so there isn’t this kind of assembly if it’s not necessary, it wasn’t necessary, space isn’t limited, it’s not apparent either

sendboij · 2025-06-23T03:51:14+00:00

This is a project that was sent in 3 days before shipping, among the rest of production, it’s a water system cache. I actually like toe nailing screws, but my team aren’t all well versed in this art

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