Hi All!

[anti...@hotmail.com]

Hi Everyone,

I'm totally new to the world of CNC routing and am trying to gain all the knowledge I can about using 4 or 5-axis desktop CNC machines to make stone versions of already-existing action figures. Nothing particularly detailed (think My Little Pony, not Transformers) or big (3 to 5 inches at most). I'm hoping to work exclusively with soapstone or alabaster in order to avoid having to use diamond bits underwater. At this point, I would like to try my hand at it before putting down a lot of money for a machine.

I hope this is something people can help me with! :)  Btw, I'm in the Chicago land area (Wilmette).

John

[Tom M]

Well I did a little googling it sounds like it's fairly machineble.  I'd be concerned about breathing the dust.

For  5 axis desktop, I thought  the affordable game in town would be a pocketNC.

Apparently there's more. https://www.ebay.com/i/122661428899?chn=ps&dispItem=1&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-117182-37290-0%252F2%253Fmpre%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.com%25252Fi%25252F122661428899%25253Fchn%25253Dps%252526dispItem%25253D1%2526itemid%253D122661428899%2526targetid%253D363604948989%2526device%253Dm%2526adtype%253Dpla%2526googleloc%253D9021545%2526poi%253D%2526campaignid%253D935959171%2526adgroupid%253D49581696874%2526rlsatarget%253Dpla-363604948989%2526abcId%253D1129646%2526merchantid%253D8426824%2526gclid%253DEAIaIQobChMI_Z7fr5fl1gIVA16GCh293QgaEAQYASABEgKOvPD_BwE%2526srcrot%253D711-117182-37290-0%2526rvr_id%253D1331868332606

Not a recommendation, just a observation .

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[Ray Doeksen]

Have you done any 3-axis CNC work before or is it all new to you?

Depending on the experience you have under your belt already, there may be places I/we would point you to to learn a bit more.