CNC for hole layout and drilling enclosures

[falco_femoralis]

Today I thought "wouldn't it be nice to just design a layout for my knobs and stuff on a computer program and send it to a CNC so I can change layouts around as I wish rather than wasting time on templates, or even worse, spending what seems like an hour drilling out each enclosure checking each holes alignment after every step so they end up perfect like I do now?"

So then I posted on the cnc subreddit where the response was a wholly relevant "you fucking idiot just use jigs I know you came to the cnc sub but gtf over to the jig sub pleb"

So.. who has experience with inexpensive cnc's?

Bonus: I don't have a 3d printer and prefer to work with my hands, but I will learn fusion or etc if it means I can just spend time playing on the computer and not worrying about accuracy while drilling

Thanks for your understanding in these trying times. May I offer you an egg?

 

[Dostradamas]

Curious about this myself

Could use it to cut graphics and text as well

 

[jimilee]

Seems like a lot of work. Just use r plates. An hour drilling them?? You’re working way too hard, but hey, you do you.

 

[steviejr92]

In my honest opinion, if you're looking for just drilling enclosures then i would look into a 3d printer. They can make the jig accurately for drilling. With the cnc machine not only will you need the machine itself but the bits and not to mention the jigs just to hold the enclosures in place and are able to withstand the forces of cutting. The setup time alone for a cnc is very extensive. Everytime you do a job you have to accureatly zero every single part. If youre looking for an inexpensive option a cnc machine isnt the way to go. You can buy a 200 dollar Bambu lab A1 mini and make perfect jigs for drilling.