somethin4nothin Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 wondering what anyones opinion is on a cnc lathe... i understand this takes the art out of the actual, physical craft itself, but its still a design that came out of your head. i was wondering what program, if any, you guys would use. i have featurecam set up on my comp. could be used crudely for turning ...wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simocco Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Is this for a metal work CNC machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Brown Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 The art isn't dependant on the machine, it's dependant on who's using it. I would love a cnc lathe for doing certain things. You might want to check out mach3. The software seems to conform to all industry standards and it pretty well-developed, but it doesn't seem that pricy. I ran a little hobby cnc mill that I was building, and it seemed to work great. It also works with lathes. If you added a small router or something to it, you could get some amazing designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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