I have some money at the moment to buy a router. I am looking at the shapeoko 3 on pre-order but I would rather save some money and get a shapeoko 2 right now.
If my plan is only to make custom small wooden boxes and toys, should I wait for shapeoko 3? Or should I buy a used shapeoko 2?
They’re very powerful. They’re nice ballscrews instead of timing belts. Good torque and accuracy off the mechanical advantage of the ballscrew. $530 for a 3040.
Dat. I find your input very thought out and helpful. My vote was for the shapeoko 3 because you share your thoughts and, I sure, many of us would value your take on the new spapeoko.
I will say that Shapeoko can’t be beat if you need a larger footprint area for milling. I don’t think any other CNC is as flexible for letting folks make a custom size. Also, the community around Shapeoko is awesome.
I have the same issue as Dat, buy now at significant savings or hope that the improvements were worth the dollar and not just to pay for the new tooling. I am leaning toward the shapeoko 3. My long term interest would be that ability to work on large scale. It appears that the rails on the 3 have been designed for greater strength over long distances.