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Hi, I recently placed a order for a Craftex CX605 Mini Mill.
But after some more research and videos i've seen have also thought to go with a brushless belt driven model which costs about $800 more when tax is included. Crafted Model CX612. I'm pretty much starting from the beginning with my machining equipment so I have a lot more to spend on tooling. That extra $800 would come in handy.
I plan to work on small parts projects for custom guitars and prototype parts for my friends guns. So typically working with aluminum and brass. Steel would be nice but I know the limitations and honestly right now my options due to space and budget is either these priced models or nothing.
I'm going to be setting up in the basement so noise reduction would be nice and no future headaches of a broken plastic gear. So to ask a more specific question, is spending the extra $800 between these two models worth it for what I want to do?
Thanks and I am open to giving any more information that would help give me a better answer.
But after some more research and videos i've seen have also thought to go with a brushless belt driven model which costs about $800 more when tax is included. Crafted Model CX612. I'm pretty much starting from the beginning with my machining equipment so I have a lot more to spend on tooling. That extra $800 would come in handy.
I plan to work on small parts projects for custom guitars and prototype parts for my friends guns. So typically working with aluminum and brass. Steel would be nice but I know the limitations and honestly right now my options due to space and budget is either these priced models or nothing.
I'm going to be setting up in the basement so noise reduction would be nice and no future headaches of a broken plastic gear. So to ask a more specific question, is spending the extra $800 between these two models worth it for what I want to do?
Thanks and I am open to giving any more information that would help give me a better answer.