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Hello,
I found this, it’s in my budget, but i have no idea - Can you tell me more about this model, if it’s a Shapeoko? are parts available? what is the the value - the motors work and actually it’s in very good shape. the rollers or wheels are not cracked - Does it have potential? again, for a beginner.
you need to take into account that all the changes were an improvement from one version to the next. Shapeoko is now on the fourth generation.
X-carve was a fork from the Shapeoko-2 and now is on the second generation (there was improvements from the first but not a complete upgrade so we will call that version 1.5)
so as far as what is worth is a personal decision, what do you need, what do you expect, and what are you willing to spend to upgrade.
will this be a starting point from which you use to learn and grow or will this be a final purchase in which you expect certain performance functions without any other expense?
keep all of this in mind as you move forward. you can get a feel for what you can give from accessing this information.
appreciate your time! looks just like the one or the frame I have - i think it will be a good toy, to see if i can learn to use and make some cool things.
I wonder of the inventables guys have some parts put away some where, and they are 10 mins from my work.
thank you again - i ordered a spindle and a basic grlb controller - from ebay
I don’t know how you are about making things but Inventables X-Carve is open sourced and they have all the plans online. you can make any plate etcetera from them.
I purchased the original X-Carve and 3D printed several of the “upgrades” such as the belt clip and wire holder for the X axis loom and the newer X axis loom 20X20 extrusion holders. I also used the plans to get the dimension to create custom risers to lift the Y axis rails.