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#1

Snapmaker 2.0 Modular 3-in-1

Submitted by: Core77 Editors

Core77 Editor Rain Noe writes:
"I'm typically skeptical of tools that claim to do multiple things. (One notable exception is the LogOx, which I've confirmed performs all of its tasks well.) I'd be extra-skeptical of a tool that claimed to be able to handle three separate digital fabrication operations. But 5,050 Kickstarter backers were not skeptical, and thus a couple of years ago the Snapmaker Modular 3-in-1 3D Printer was successfully funded, and the company has thrived. Snapmaker's invention is a desktop machine that can 3D print, and do lasercutting, and do CNC milling. The metal-framed machine has different heads that can be attached, depending on which operation you'd like to perform."

• Maximum axes operation: 9" (x) x 7" (y) x 9.84" (z)
• 3 Axis

Core77 Editor Rain Noe writes:
"I'm typically skeptical of tools that claim to do multiple things. (One notable exception is the LogOx, which I've confirmed performs all of its tasks well.) I'd be extra-skeptical of a tool that claimed to be able to handle three separate digital fabrication operations. But 5,050 Kickstarter backers were not skeptical, and thus a couple of years ago the Snapmaker Modular 3-in-1 3D Printer was successfully funded, and the company has thrived. Snapmaker's invention is a desktop machine that can 3D print, and do lasercutting, and do CNC milling. The metal-framed machine has different heads that can be attached, depending on which operation you'd like to perform."

• Maximum axes operation: 9" (x) x 7" (y) x 9.84" (z)
• 3 Axis

$2,900 at us.snapmaker.com

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#2

Pocket NC — Penta Machine Co.

Submitted by: Core77 Editors

Core77 Editor Rain Noe writes:
"What do you get when a machinist marries a mechanical engineer? If you're Matt (the machinist) and Michelle (the mechanical engineer) Hertel, you get what may be the world's first desktop-sized 5-axis CNC mill... The Montana-based couple spent four years developing the device, picking up some help along the way: Another machinist named Gary and a software guru named Duane (sorry, no last names available). Here is the result of their collaboration, dubbed the Pocket NC"

• Maximum axes operation: 4.55 " (x) 5.0 " (y) 3.55 " (z)
• 5-axis

Core77 Editor Rain Noe writes:
"What do you get when a machinist marries a mechanical engineer? If you're Matt (the machinist) and Michelle (the mechanical engineer) Hertel, you get what may be the world's first desktop-sized 5-axis CNC mill... The Montana-based couple spent four years developing the device, picking up some help along the way: Another machinist named Gary and a software guru named Duane (sorry, no last names available). Here is the result of their collaboration, dubbed the Pocket NC"

• Maximum axes operation: 4.55 " (x) 5.0 " (y) 3.55 " (z)
• 5-axis

$6,300 at pentamachine.com

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