>>12883748>be engineer>have average 100k/yearly salary>want to buy a decent cnc lathe that isn't complete hobbyist shit with no rigidity>30k used>1/3 of yearly salary>want to buy cnc mill that isn't complete hobbyist grade shit>either buy a new knee mill for ~$15k and convert to cnc yourself or pony up the ~$25k for a complete unit>1/4 of yearly salaryAlso plasma cutters are no longer expensive. I built my own plasma CNC table for ~$1200. All you need to do is know how to weld. A 3d printer can build you the brackets that will get you by in order to cut the proper ones out in steel.
Get with the times, grandpa.
