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  • How far can you go with a desktop CNC machine?

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  • Lol it wasn't a jab at you, but a statement on how the precise measurements of drill pieces for the CNC machine sounds like gobblygook to someone who hasn't entered that world, whereas your analogy makes it seem more accessible.

  • How far can you go with a desktop CNC machine?

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  • That sounds a lot more intuitive to understand than some of your other posts I've read where you get into the weeds of drill sizes and what not.

  • How far can you go with a desktop CNC machine?

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  • Yeah the cost benefit analysis on a $1,000 CNC machine is pretty easy to see. My 3DP setup was less than that, and even if you take out all of the pews, I've probably broken even already on other stuff that I've printed that I would've otherwise bought on Amazon.

    My guess is that a $2,000 desktop mill is what it would take for people here to start playing around with it. The Carvera one I looked at fits the bill for desktop, fully enclosed, clean, easy to use, but it's sitting around $5,000. I think you'd have to have some need or interest beyond pews to buy something like that, or enough hate of Rare Greed or love of the 2A to go all in just for that.

    If I had a CNC mill, was a bit of an artist, and had enough design skills, I'd dissect every Gucci AR, figure out why their machining justifies such a high price point, and throw all of those features together. Then I'd release the file as "the $1,000 lower receiver" on the index, so that everyone could feel like they'd broken even on their first project.

  • Sketchy setups are my favorite

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  • What mill is that?

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    cd39

    How far can you go with a desktop CNC machine?

    I'm a hobbyist with a half dozen or so builds and dozens of accessories under my belt. All of which I've been able to do thanks to the giants in this community who share their files and make this all so easy.

    My question is twofold, and is born out of ignorance of the requirements of machined metal parts, as well as the capabilities of CNC machines.

    If you had a simple desktop CNC machine, like a Carvera or whatever would be the Ender3 equivalent, how much of an AR15 build, for example, could you go? I remember seeing some chatter about people subtracting lower receivers using machines like this, but could you go farther and make a BCG, a barrel, a buffer tube, or any of the components of the FCG?

    What about for builds like a Mac 11? It seems like the parts kits sellers are machining those themselves.

    And for a glock, it seems like the rails you could make very quickly, but could you make a barrel or a slide?

    Lastly, aside from the mechanical capabilities of the machine, theres

  • Designing a machinable Glock slide.

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