Small Desktop CNC is the Best for New DIY'ers like Me

I still consider my skills as beginner in DIY'ing because I am also busy with my day job as programmer which is completely not related to my favorite hobby.  I really love making new things that is why I have the Smart Watch Project, the Ibeacons, and creating stuff with the 3d printer(which I think is still defective). The small desktop cnc is just perfect for my skills because I want to explore the new frontier of creating nearly commercial version of pcb and I do mostly small pcb's so the size is just perfect. The small cnc can do more than just milling pcb's, it can be used to create more decorative stuffs or work with materials that the 3d printer can't use. So basically, the 3d Printer can compliment the cnc. These two high tech machines are must have in a small design/creative studio.

My small cnc is powered by Arduino GRBL shield and the work area is good enough to mill 4 pcb's  for my smart watch project. Most electronic modules in the market today are small and always uses smd components that is why this cnc is really perfect for most electronics design studios.

Actually I've had the cnc for quite sometime now but I am still not able to operate it to create an object but I was able to test to mill a square with success just to test its accuracy because I am busy designing the enclosure, and the dust collection attachment which are must haves and very important components of the machine and the reasons are obvious, the enclosure will protect the machine from harshness of the environment while the dust collection attachment will keep the interiors clean when using it. Too much dust inside can really harm the machine.

Here are some of the pictures of the cnc:

A Desktop CNC is almost an all-in-one Machine

I have always been dreaming of a machine that can do almost anything I want it to do. For example, I want a fried chicken so all I have to do is put a live chicken into the machine and 1 minute later, it comes out as a perfectly cooked fried chicken. But of course this machine is still light years away from becoming a reality. But as an electronic hobbyist,this machine is almost a reality when it comes to creating an electronic device and this is the Desktop CNC Milling Machine.

The cnc machine can enable me to create a small fully functioning electronic device faster using the materials of my choice. For example, I need to create a robotic gripper, if I dont have this machine with me, I will have to take my file to a laser cutting service provider but it is very seldom that the service is reliable I had found one but they are very far and will not respond to emails which means I will have to go there personally to transact business and that still depends on the availability of their machines and another disadvantage is it will be a lot more expensive not to mention that the material is limited to acryllic. What if I want to use aluminum so the robotic gripper will never become a reality. And what if I made a simple error or need to do small adjustments? It can be worse if I am going to create devices that involves pcb. I really dont like the idea of using Ferric Chloride to get good results.