re: Cnc build ( Help needed )

I'd also like to build one some day, but unfortunately I don't have any real recs for you. I'll just share my personal approach to DIY stuff.

As far as dollars spent, DIY can be cheaper than commercial stuff. But when you factor in the time, it's almost always more expensive. So ignoring cost as a motivator, the only real reason for me to build something is for the knowledge and experience. For that reason, I always avoid commercial and/or closed-source software whenever possible. Even if I never even look at the source code, I like to know that it's available if I ever need or want to.

Similarly, for the components that I can't build myself like motors and circuit boards, I'm going to choose "generic" or commodity parts. If I can't build or repair it myself, then it has to be easily replaceable from any number of vendors.

Almost everything we buy these days locks us into a single vendor for service and repairs, so I'll be damned if I build something myself and lock myself in.


But I know most people don't care about that shite, and you may just enjoy building things and ending up with a functional product. So whatever the case for you, I hope you get out of it more than you put in.