[HH] Shapeoko desktop CNC mill

[Tom Metro]

Some Twitter spam for Inventables ("The hardware store for makers") led
me to their site, where I saw Shapeoko, a desktop CNC mill, being
advertised for $300:

https://www.inventables.com/technologies/desktop-cnc-mill-kit-shapeoko-2

It is described as an "open source kit to build a machine for milling
plastics, woods, and metals."

It looked like some extruded aluminum rails formed into an X-Y arm with
a Dremel tool strapped to it. But looking at the details, that price
only buys you the mechanics. Really? They cost that much? Not even the
stepper motors are included, nor the belts and pulleys (how are they not
considered "mechanical?). The full kit with electronics runs $650.


Bill Bogstad mentioned Shapeoko on the list back in April, and linked to
a review done by Make:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hardwarehacking@blu.org/msg00832.html

I guess the new bit is that version 2 of this kit is soon to be released.

Shapeoko has its own site:
http://www.shapeoko.com/

 -Tom