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I could not find out how much a stone CNC milling machine costs. Does anyone know? It would be amazing to build a house with decorative elements like this. I'v

I could not find out how much a stone CNC milling machine costs. Does anyone know? It would be amazing to build a house with decorative elements like this. I've considered it for wood before -- but external carved stone would be amazing.

ponector 3y ago
On Alibaba they starts from 40k USD. So I would bet the costs are at least $100k.
- krisoft 3y ago
  Plus these things basically require an extra building to house. But i guess people who are space poor should not build monasteries :)
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It's a industrial robot with a cnc add on? https://www.kuka.com/en-us/products/process-technologies/milling https://www.kuka.com/en-us/products/process-technologies/mil... Open source version: https://rosindustrial.org/news/2015/8/2/3d-automatic-path-planning-for-surface-machining https://rosindustrial.org/news/2015/8/2/3d-automatic-path-pl... https://docs.v1e.com/mpcnc/intro/ https://docs.v1e.com/mpcnc/intro/ Its a complex field but like 3d printers moving fast. You too shall engrave your families history into these walls.
- ReleaseCandidat 3y ago
  > It's a industrial robot with a cnc add on? No. More like these, but bigger: https://www.stylecnc.com/stone-carving-machine/ https://www.stylecnc.com/stone-carving-machine/ As seen on some photos: https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/#jp-carousel-570788 https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-... https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/#jp-carousel-570791 https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-... https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/#jp-carousel-570790 https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-... https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/#jp-carousel-570796 https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-...
spacecadet 3y ago
any of these machines range $20-500k, depending on age, tech, quality, accuracy, etc.

ponector 3y ago

On Alibaba they starts from 40k USD. So I would bet the costs are at least $100k.

krisoft 3y ago
Plus these things basically require an extra building to house. But i guess people who are space poor should not build monasteries :)

Log_out_ 3y ago

It's a industrial robot with a cnc add on? https://www.kuka.com/en-us/products/process-technologies/milling https://www.kuka.com/en-us/products/process-technologies/mil... Open source version: https://rosindustrial.org/news/2015/8/2/3d-automatic-path-planning-for-surface-machining https://rosindustrial.org/news/2015/8/2/3d-automatic-path-pl... https://docs.v1e.com/mpcnc/intro/ https://docs.v1e.com/mpcnc/intro/ Its a complex field but like 3d printers moving fast. You too shall engrave your families history into these walls.

ReleaseCandidat 3y ago
> It's a industrial robot with a cnc add on? No. More like these, but bigger: https://www.stylecnc.com/stone-carving-machine/ https://www.stylecnc.com/stone-carving-machine/ As seen on some photos: https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/#jp-carousel-570788 https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-... https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/#jp-carousel-570791 https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-... https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/#jp-carousel-570790 https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-... https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/#jp-carousel-570796 https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-...

spacecadet 3y ago

any of these machines range $20-500k, depending on age, tech, quality, accuracy, etc.