The Shapeoko 2: part 2
I've been having fun with the Shapeoko 2 in the nearly 2 months since I last posted, though I must admit the unit is not as complete as I would have liked. There are a few things about it I wish were standard: Better cable management Better spindle/mill Electronics box Clamping system Feet to help level it Not long after I purchased it, Inventables discontinued the model I bought and released the X-Carve . It addresses many of the issues I listed above, though not all. If I ever feel the need to get a larger unit I might consider it, but I am still fairly happy with the Shapeoko 2. I have been spending some of my time working with the device to address some of the above issues I listed above. One of the first things I did was to build a box to put the electronics in. I built the box out of acrylic, but almost immediately regretted doing that. Acrylic is fairly difficult to cut. The melting point of it is fairly low so if don't plan for that, blobs of acrylic