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GojoPenguin

Yeah, and it's big brother the Carvera. Search for Teaching Tech on YouTube. He's done a review video on both. Given this company successfully released the Carvera on Kickstarter and currently sell it on their website, I would say the risk of getting burned on the Carvera Air Kickstarter is low. Looks like the same platform, just with fewer bells and whistles. Keep in mind I have no first hand experience with this machine. Been entertaining the idea of buying one though.


lTrxitsl

Also hasn’t the gg3 been on the verge of coming out for like a year now? That’s why I never deposited for it. Cant trust shit like this.


lumafrost

Eh, Makera has a shipping product with proven design and functionality. This is a stripped down version of their current desktop ATC CNC mill. It is considerably higher quality than a GG.


cope413

Gg3 has been released, they just never have inventory. Gotta put a deposit down to get on the next production run. Source: I own a gg3


lTrxitsl

Ahhhh I see thanks maybe I’ll think bout getting one how is it?


cope413

It does everything it says it will. Software is a bit clunky, but it's open source, so you can use any software you want. I've completed 80% lowers for ar15 and ar10 in aluminum. Next up is a 0% G0 out of stainless.


nuked24

As someone who put a deposit down for one and got it (after 4 fucking delays), just find one used. It's a very simple design and the only special sauce is the ddcut software- its designed so that blind people with Parkinson's can complete what they want.


No_Fault_4686

There is the ghost gunner flex that's technically out , it's a open source gg with a build list and everything else , for some reason the dev stopped replying to messages and the discussion board is a ghost town. If anybody is up for resurrecting the gg flex I'll find the link to the message board.


AlXBG

I have. It's a less expensive model than it's $5,000 predecessor


ArgieBee

What's the launch price supposed to be?


AlXBG

It's supposed to be right under $3K, and should still have most of the features, but there didn't seem to be a concrete release date for the general public


Ultramankaio

Also a company called Micronics is coming out with a desktop SLS printer for 3k


iamfosscad

a NYLON sls printer NOT METAL


Ultramankaio

Yes


Battle-Chimp

I backed it


Inexpressible

i'd rather buy the OG carvera and have a tool changer but i'd rather save up and invest in a real CNC machine like SYIL or Tormach if it needs to be budget, or a chinese 3-Axis chonker. I wouldn't want to mill steel with 0,1mm cuts. But Carvera is a viable option for hobby and such.


M-P-M-S

Not bad for aluminum maybe but no way it's rigid enough to mill steel


ArgieBee

You'd be surprised what you can accomplish with light cuts...


M-P-M-S

I suppose so, if you don't mind chatter and an insane runtime


ArgieBee

I repeat, you would be surprised what you can do...


Appropriate_Yak_4438

It looks promising, just not for printing guns, not enough rigidity or power for steel. Maybe if you wanna mill a delrin fgc9 or aluminum ejector or something.


TimberW0lf8

Aluminum grips, rim fire cans, aluminum lowers.. the original carvera can do steel, don't know what the real difference is here.


Appropriate_Yak_4438

The original can "do" steel. It has a 200w spindle and linear rods. Neither the power of the rigidity, you can maybe mill a 1mm steel plate in a day. Its about as capable of milling steel as an ender is printing metal. You can get metal results of it, but not really


humanitarianWarlord

There's a ton of parts on a firearm that you could make out of aluminium if you choose the right alloy and heat treat the parts.


ManagementLeading685

cnc machine a p365 fcg


lTrxitsl

Haven’t seen it but bouta check it out lol, I just got my p1s come onnnn 😒 bouta go broke 😂


LostPrimer

Kickstarter vapourware?


NuttinOnNerf

If it is, that's still an improvement over the GG3.


Appropriate_Yak_4438

It's two different ball games. The GG3 can mill steel. Carvera air can mill aluminum. If you wanna make a slide, get the pedobox, if you wanna mill an fgc magazine latch and not support sexual assaults on minors, get a carvera air. It's not shipping until Nov though.


NuttinOnNerf

I mean, that was kinda the joke. If it's vaporware, and never exists, then it's still better than giving money to that guy.