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The Nomad 3 is Carbide 3D's third-generation desktop CNC mill, machined and assembled in California. It cuts an 8 x 8 x 3 inch envelope with a 130W spindle that spins from 9,000 to 24,000 RPM and takes ER-11 collets up to 7mm. The revisions over the Nomad 2 are aimed at rigidity and repeatability: angular-contact spindle bearings, HG15 linear rails on Z, anti-backlash nuts on every axis, inductive homing switches and a safety door interlock. It ships with CAM and CAD software plus a BitZero V2 probe, so it is a turnkey package for small metal, plastic, wood and PCB parts rather than a kit. Compared with open-frame hobby routers it is slower and smaller, but it is enclosed, quieter and far less fussy to set up.
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Lowest price we've seen: $1,114.61 on Nov 10 at Le Maschere Gioielli. Tracked across 6 stores since Nov 10.
Owners treat the Nomad 3 as a reliable small mill that works out of the box, with the enclosure and probe singled out as practical upgrades over earlier Nomads. The recurring complaints are the small work area, modest material removal rates and the learning curve of the CAM software.
The Nomad 3 is a desktop CNC mill and the third major revision of the Nomad series. It has a new spindle design with angular contact bearings for greater rigidity. The spindle motor is rated at 130W with a maximum speed of 24k RPM.
The Z-axis uses HG15 linear rails, and every axis has new anti-backlash nuts. Inductive homing switches and an inductive safety door interlock are built in, along with internal lighting and a thicker machine table. A BitZero V2 work probe is included. The entire machine frame is machined and built in Carbide 3D's California shop.