3D Hubs VS The Nomad 883 Pro

Also, in your space, look at who sells via hubs.com etc. And see if you can approach them directly. Source: about 1 year ago

Recommend you try hubs.com instead. Source: about 1 year ago

BTW, if you don't know anyone with a printer, you can always send it somewhere to have it printed. Lots of place online do it, such as hubs.com. Some UPS Stores now have 3D Printers as well: https://www.theupsstore.com/print/3d-printing/locations. Source: about 1 year ago

Use sketchup (it's free) to model it, then you can go to hubs.com or shapeways to get a quote on a 3D printed part. If it's gonna be out of the sun, you can probably get by with PLA. Otherwise use PETG for higher heat resistance. Source: over 1 year ago

I tried getting a quote on hubs.com for example-- it said $10 but then minimum order size of $90. Is there a way I can get this very inexpensively printed? I am just trying to print one for now for myself. Source: over 1 year ago

Silver and gold should be easy for any machine to cut, especially since you are just drilling holes. The problem is the alignment, you will need a very precise jig to hold them and you will need to be very good at setting the machine zero. If you are off just a few thousanths, your holes will be misaligned. A small desktop machine like the Carbide3d Nomad would work. To get it aligned properly you would probably... Source: about 2 years ago

The Nomad would be my first thought. If that's too small, you're into Tormach territory. Source: over 2 years ago

However, looking at what you said you wanted to make, you mention model parts and other smaller components. The only budget friendly machine I can think of that might be able to do that sort of stuff is the Carbide Nomad. Source: almost 3 years ago

For metal, l'd suggest the Nomad, a Bantam, or a Tormach mill (I don't know if any of these are in stock). You could also get a manual vertical mill and cnc it. Grizzly and Little Machine Shop are both good companies and have mills in stock. (I think Precision Matthews and Dropros are back ordered). Then, you can get anything you want for wood, since it's a lot less demanding. Source: about 3 years ago

The Nomad or the xsTECH Router are the first two that come to mind. Source: about 3 years ago