more affordable cnc setups

[Electric Comet]

looks to be well made with stiff aluminum extrusions for the frame

you provide the surface to mount to

allows different devices to do the cutting

4x8 cuts and under 3000 including the electronics and a pc

this one includes the frame but the gryphon is more versatile since you can hang the rails off the end of your bed to work all kinds of sizes and shapes

[Electric Comet]

an excellent feature with this one is that you could do dadoes and box joints quite fast

set up all four boards cut the dadoes flip them over and cut the other sides

once you figure out the nuances of using a cnc things could go quite fast and you get accurate and repeatable cuts

could also do mortises and tenons very nicely

think i am convincing myself of getting one of these but it is beyond my budget