These are pictures of the CNC I made.  I'll publish links and other details later.

I built this because I had to build parts for another Christmas Display and since I can't carve worth a darn, figured I'd let the computer do the hard work.

 

    The base, made of MDF, ends and side made from scrap lumber

    The X axis onto which the Z axis and spindle are mounted

    The Z axis

    Another picture of Z axis

    Z axis mounted on X axis

                                                   You Tube Movie

    The first thing I carved with my unit, in hardwood

    The second  thing I carved, in Styrofoam

    A close-up.  Try and do this by hand.