New Plans Posted on Free CNC Plans

Hi All,

I just posted some new plans of how to set up our Nema 23 motor mounts. There are plans for both the 1/4-20 and the 1/2-10 ACME lead screws. See these new plans at http://freecncplans.blogspot.com.

Thanks,

Andy

To Patent or Not to Patent, That is the Question...

Hi All,

I have been asked many times why don't I have any patents for any of my items. The answer is very simple. If you are going to get a patent are you willing to defend it? If you are willing to defend it do you have the financial means to defend it? If you are in the business of obtaining patents and selling them then I would still recommend getting a patent. If you come up with something original and are going to sell it yourself then I would forgo the patent process and get your product to market quickly.

I worked for a small engineering company back east that did everything the right way. They obtained a patent on a great idea and were they were successful at selling their product. One day they got a large order from a big corporation. They made some money from this corporation but when it came time to reorder the patented product the corporation told them that they were having their patented product made by someone else. The owner of the small engineering company objected but the response was "Take us to court". The fact was that this large corporation could waste alot of time and money by having that case in court but at the end of the day it would only ruin the small engineering company financially.

I say save your money on patents unless you've got something great, and before you spend money on a patent do your market research.

Thanks,

Andy

1/2-10 ACME Lead Screw Upgrades Available

Hi All,

I just wanted to let you know that 1/2-10 ACME Lead Screw and drive nut upgrades are available on all linear motion products that we have. You can get them on everything from the Nema 23 motor mounts to the New HDPE CNC Router. I have the upgrade listed for the router. Let me know if you need it for the Mini Mill Kit.

Thanks,

Andy

Just Lowered Prices

Hi All,

We just lowered prices on our New CNC Router, CNC Mini Mill Kit, and the packaged deals that include those machines. Let us know if there are any discrepancies.

Andy

CNC Zone - Great Product Reviews

Check out the links to some great product reviews of our CNC Mini Mill Kit and HDPE CNC Router. Located at http://freecncplans.blogspot.com/

Andy

HDPE Table Top CNC Router for under $400

We finally finished our all HDPE CNC Router. No more MDF to break, warp, chip, or bubble. This is a very strong and solid machine that will lost a long time. Because this machine is made by Modular CNC it is easy to change and upgrade for your application
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Getting Rid of MDF CNC Router Components

I am almost finished swapping out all of my MDF components with HDPE. It took me awhile to get everything lined up and get my suppliers in order but this is to provide my customers with a better machine for almost the same money. In fact I will let everybody in on a little secret, the only components that are still MDF are the side supports everything else in HDPE, this means that for the price of an MDF machine you are receiving a CNC Router almost made entirely of HPDE. It's agreat deal but the price will not be $325 for long. Check out a few pictures of a recent customer's lienar slides with upgraded 1/2-10 acme.