As a proud owner of a more capable “Chinese CNC” off ebay for half the price and delivered in 2 days (search “3040 CNC” or more comparable 3020 for 1/4 price, yes, is missing software and enclosure), I can’t help but think that Kickstarter sometimes allows people to sell at massively inflated prices with long delay times.
However, I am fully in the CNC router over 3D printer camp for the moment for serious projects. Wider choice of materials, can drill and mill PCBs, can modify existing items etc etc. 3D printers are fun, but very slow and (at least the affordable ones) aren’t suitable for final product.
Main issue with CNC routers is the software stack is a pain and often expensive. Too many steps and complexities between idea and milled result. The precision of my cheap CNC router hardware is phenomenally good.
