InMachines Launches Their Open Source Piccola Desktop CNC Mill
I buy, repair, and sell industrial equipment, including CNC mills, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it is that proprietary systems often become paperweights once they reach EoL (end-of-life). Manufacturers of old machines — if they’re even still in business — have little interest in continuing support in the long term and so machines that cost tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars when new become literal scrap. The new Piccola desktop CNC mill, from InMachines, is different because it is open source.
InMachines is all about open source development. Their entire thing is designing machines for makerspaces and hobbyists. They even build custom machines to suit the requirements of customers. But the Piccola CNC mill is their first product that they intend to manufacture in decent quantities, with the goal of selling to a broader hobbyist market.
This is a fairly small machine. Exact outer overall...
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