Of the skills & capabilities that I regret not having, welding used to be top-most. Now, 3-d printing is probably tops, followed by
large-scale CNC, then welding.  That said, large format CNC is likely more useful than (desktop) 3d printing.

How large is large format?  I'd like to be able to mill a sheet of plywood. 

I've bought the machine.  Anybody here know how to get started?

Good for you

no idea really, except my Father in law had one in his Garage. It cost an arm and a leg, and he never really used it.

I think he did our house name on the Gate, but that was about it.

What have you got?

(I have inherited a small electric welder, but am probably the worst welder you are likely to meet.  Perhaps I should put that on my "The Great Lockdown" achievement list... Improve my welding skills. )

For about 4 years now, I've been watching a guy develop 3d printers, then CNCs in kit form.  About 3 years ago, he started developing the 'Lowrider' based on his successful platform.  It is fairly mature -ver 2.

I think this is version 1

https://youtu.be/WtLPOo6u6Z8?list=PLNTqw0XBIzCCxZ5SWocae1VjyeloyAgHC&t=91

Altogether, the cost will be about $600 delivered.

Neat!  I have a godson who lives in Germany, and last time he was over he was talking about building one....

He now has the link, thanks! 

When does it arrives?

Same here.  I always wanted an electric arc welder.  I had a brief intro to welding in high school and I liked it.  Smithing with a forge was another thing I liked.

Today a 3D printer would be useful.

>arrive

The original concept was to 3-d print a good bit of the parts yourself and just buy the motors & controls. Now, it has progressed to "bundles" ....and I'm waiting for the hardware bundle to be restocked.  The other bundles have been shipped.

>link

Here. But the site is something of a jumble.
https://www.v1engineering.com/lowrider-cnc/


>always wanted an electric arc welder

I have a buzz box you can have.

An interesting CNC project - free plan for a food growing "sphere" released by IKEA:

https://medium.com/space10/space10-open-sources-the-growroom-aa7ca6621715#.vkhbb7q9j

I got one of those cheap chinese 3018 cnc pro ones, i thought it would be just as easy as laser cutting or 3d printing but it's far more complex! I think i need a carpentry course to fully get it

"Today a 3D printer would be useful."

They are a fucker for accuracy, especially holes obviously, if you print the model with the hole vertically then the bottom of the hole has a smaller diameter than the top due to it compressing on the bed. That's a worse problem the smaller your scale is of course.

"I think he did our house name on the Gate, but that was about it." that's so Dadlike.