Ordered my CNC today. Went with a Millright Carve King 2. I am going to use Ventric Desktop for software. 

 

Paul thank you for all the input on the SO I am still wanting to get one. 

 

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I had to look up the Millright CNC.  Hard to tell from the images but check for front to back flex when you get it. I'm suspicious of the thin corner uprights. CNCs can generate considerable sideways force as the bit plows through hardwoods, and any flex in the frame will show up as chatter of the bit and/or imperfect results due to the deflection.   I'll also recommend you set the speed dial on the router to 5 rather than it's max.  Often the bearings used on these routers aren't design to run continuously at the top speed of the router. Used on a CNC where the router may be running for a couple hours on a 3D carve you don't want bearings to fail.   All the CNCs I've used and overseen used routers, and I set them all one under their top speed setting.  I did have to replace brushes a few times, but never lost a router to bad bearings. 

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4 hours ago, KevTN said:

Ordered my CNC today. Went with a Millright Carve King 2. I am going to use Ventric Desktop for software. 

Congrats Kevin. Glad we could help you spend your money. Of course you know the drill? Pictures (when it's delivered) or it didn't happen

Looking forward to seeing your reports on the machine, congrats!

1st step.  Yay.  Once you start you'll wish you got a bigger one. Lol

7 hours ago, honesttjohn said:

1st step.  Yay.  Once you start you'll wish you got a bigger one. Lol

Generally very true, and sometimes the step up to a larger model reveals much more you can do besides just larger flat projects.  This also applies to the software you use.  I started with VCarve (when there was only one version) as it came with my first CNC, and relied on outside sources for 3D models to carve.  When I moved up to Aspire (for the difference in initial price between the versions) I could create my own 3D models, as well as export those models to .STL files that I could 3D print.   Quite by accident the second machine I ordered held the potential to open up the bed and clamp parts vertically or at any angle below the spindle. The makers of the machine had not yet realized this potential until I pointed it out to them and they started to include it in their specs. 

https://4dfurniture.blogspot.com/2016/04/advanced-compound-angle-cnc-clamping.html

On 3/6/2023 at 8:49 PM, 4DThinker said:

I had to look up the Millright CNC.  Hard to tell from the images but check for front to back flex when you get it. I'm suspicious of the thin corner uprights. CNCs can generate considerable sideways force as the bit plows through hardwoods, and any flex in the frame will show up as chatter of the bit and/or imperfect results due to the deflection.   I'll also recommend you set the speed dial on the router to 5 rather than it's max.  Often the bearings used on these routers aren't design to run continuously at the top speed of the router. Used on a CNC where the router may be running for a couple hours on a 3D carve you don't want bearings to fail.   All the CNCs I've used and overseen used routers, and I set them all one under their top speed setting.  I did have to replace brushes a few times, but never lost a router to bad bearings. 

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Thank you for the tips

23 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Congrats Kevin. Glad we could help you spend your money. Of course you know the drill? Pictures (when it's delivered) or it didn't happen

Yes sir! I'm also cheating a bit too. Because I am rarely home this time of the year (Work travel M-TH then college softball travel Fri-Sun) I paid for them to do the majority of the assembly for me.  I just do not have 8-10 hours to put it together. 

16 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Looking forward to seeing your reports on the machine, congrats!

Thank you Fred I am looking forward to getting to know this type of wood working.

13 hours ago, honesttjohn said:

1st step.  Yay.  Once you start you'll wish you got a bigger one. Lol

Well until I get a bigger space I am out of room. I am still trying to figure out where to put this one!  

Fred - -  you can get on this too quite reasonable with my Probotix.  LOL    Just saying......

 

6 hours ago, 4DThinker said:

Generally very true, and sometimes the step up to a larger model reveals much more you can do besides just larger flat projects.  This also applies to the software you use.  I started with VCarve (when there was only one version) as it came with my first CNC, and relied on outside sources for 3D models to carve.  When I moved up to Aspire (for the difference in initial price between the versions) I could create my own 3D models, as well as export those models to .STL files that I could 3D print.   Quite by accident the second machine I ordered held the potential to open up the bed and clamp parts vertically or at any angle below the spindle. The makers of the machine had not yet realized this potential until I pointed it out to them and they started to include it in their specs. 

https://4dfurniture.blogspot.com/2016/04/advanced-compound-angle-cnc-clamping.html

Are you talking about Tiling? At some point I know I will need to learn how to do that. 

7 hours ago, KevTN said:

Are you talking about Tiling? At some point I know I will need to learn how to do that. 

Tiling is just dividing a large project into sections you can cut within the limits of your CNC, slide the work then cut the next tile section, and so on. 

I taught furniture design to college kids, and what I was talking about was being able to cut joinery and slots and complex details on furniture by opening up the bed of the CNC, mounting it on an open frame (with no top), and being able to clamp parts at just about any angle within the space below. 

Exciting stuff Kevin!  What sorts of projects do you want to do with it?

Ahhh. Okay thank you. I have a lot to learn lol

1 minute ago, Cal said:

Exciting stuff Kevin!  What sorts of projects do you want to do with it?

Signs, bowls. Maybe try to come up with a little side hustle with little projects mostly have fun. I was playing with the software the other night and came up with this little catch all of the mascot for my daughters college.

Just be warned that selling work with trademarked/copyrighted images on it may get you attention you don't want.  That is unless you've licen$ed the right to do that from the source. 

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a couple of more that I did tonight. The boat I am thinking putting some epoxy to "try" to highlight the detail. The other is for my daughter who will begin working on her Doctorate in PT starting in May...

Nothing like being out of town and your father texts. ‘That thing is here’ and you won’t be able to pick it up until later Monday 

3 hours ago, KevTN said:

Nothing like being out of town and your father texts. ‘That thing is here’ and you won’t be able to pick it up until later Monday 

That's like being told on Christmas day that Santa got held up and your presents won't be here until New Years day.   I feel your pain, 

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