Since not everyone is able or willing to spend 1000.- for a tabletop EDM machine I decided to create a second model that reduces the total price tag and opens the world of Hobby EDM for more people.

One of the things that can easily be changed are the big aluminum extrusions.

The only reason I used those big extrusions is because they where available from a different build. They are heavy, large and expensive.

The budget model replaces those extrusion with smaller ones. Instead of the big 120x80 extrusion it uses a 4040 and instead of the 160x40 base it uses a 15180 extrusion.

There will be more changes like leadscrews instead of ballscrews and rollers instead of linear rails.

For now the budget version will be single axis only. I don't have too much time available to design a budget XY conversion. But it is a work in progress and maybe after the release someone is willing to help.

This model will be designed in a way that allows to mount the 2040 extrusion with the Z axis rail anywhere without the need for other extrusions at all. So if the only thing available is a tree: Mount it to the tree.