Shapeoko 3

The catch is that it flexes everywhere.

Some improved designs that descend from it are the X-CARVE and the OX.

>>1159457
First time I heard about OX. They say it's strong but I can't find too many videos of tests etc.

You can probably build a better one yourself for that kind of money, or the same thing for half the price, maybe even less. It's a pretty half-assed design.

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>>1159817
If he's in any decent country he can get pic related for a reasonable amount of money and make a 10/10 machine

>>1159677

It's not that rare and it can be made in pretty much any size

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_T26R-l-kQ

>>1159830
He only wants to work on wood, I'd just get supported rails and some acme/trapezoid threaded rods. Hell, for wood even the shapeoko solution is passable, it's just that for the price that shit sucks. At 1k for a 50x50x10cm work area you can get linear guides and ballscrews.

>>1159830
thanks for the tip

>get pic related for a reasonable amount of money and make a 10/10 machine
I live in Finland but I lack tools to do pretty much anything. I'm leaning towards the OX now but truth be told, I've seen a lot of posts telling me and others to 'just build your own' but I'm really skeptical.

>>1160154
If you have no tools whatsoever, it might be better to get a kit.

>>1160202
The mechanical kit is £720, which seems like an alright price.
I just need to source the power supply, the controller board, a Spindle and an MDF Spoiler Board.

>>1160215
You can get most of that from China, depending on the steppers you'll be using you might get away with a couple DRV8825 drivers on an arduino CNC shield, that's the cheapest option for control, around $15 total. For bigger steppers you can still use the arduino, you just have to get external drivers and hook them up to the board. For PSU some 240W 24V LED supply should be fine.

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>>1160154
If you have decent CAD skills you can model everything and have the parts water-cut somewhere. Then you just bolt everything together.

Here in the turd world people make CNC routers out of MDF but there are water jet cutters in most of the major cities. In Finland it's probably even easier to get everything done.