I've talked with someone about this on here before, but I'm not searching the archives for the thread - it was a side discussion in a different kind of topic, so I'm starting a new one and hoping someone can chime in.
One of my hobbies is woodworking/making things. I don't get to do it hardly at all during the baseball season because I don't have enough time in the day often enough (maybe I don't use my time efficiently, or maybe I just work too much to survive?). But, things are going a little better for me financially right now than they have been since I was a teenager and didn't have bills to pay. And I also started a second company that in no way at all is related to baseball stuff. It's more of a "side project" to the baseball stuff, something that I'm just looking at to supplement income for now that I can run out of my home.
But, with that, I've been looking back into a CNC machine for the garage. I would be looking at it for both personal and business use - I could use it to help make a few different products to go with the other stuff I'd be offering (entirely unrelated in category).
Right this second, I'm looking at the X-Carve. It's a tabletop router CNC. I'd be getting the 1000mmx1000mm version (roughly 39.5 inches by 39.5 inches). It's got it's limits that some other machines don't have. But it's got some benefits, too. The largest being, at least from what I've seen, is that I can afford it. I can get it for just under $1300. But, this is also where someone else could come in with other options. While I'd absolutely love to go all out and get a 4x8 machine, I just don't think I can swing that one these days because of the price. And at least from a business perspective, I don't think I'd utilize the size for stuff that large. I'm willing to listen and look at other options, though. So, if you're in this world, let's chat. Share your knowledge and tell me why I'm an idiot, or a genius (as it relates to this situation - otherwise you'd never stop typing).