Bantam Tools no Longer Sells CNC Milling or PCB Machines

Article note: Bre has been selling half-baked, mediocre machines on the dream of knowledge-and-skill-free making for ages now.

It seems that Bantam Tools, owned by Bre Pettis of MakerBot fame, no longer makes or sells desktop CNC milling machines.

Formerly called the Other Machine Co, Bantam Tools launched a revised version of the Othermill in 2020.

But now, their metal-machining and PCB-prototyping CNC machine business seems to have disappeared.

Bantam’s website now exclusively features art machines, stemming from their acquisition of Evil Mad Scientist nearly 2 years ago.

The company, on their website, says “we offer the widest array of art machines.” Prices start at $949 and – from what I can see – go up to $9,999.

They also have a special edition “EggBot” that can be used to decorate Christmas ornaments. That machine is priced at $699.

Bantam’s CNC plotters look impressive at the high end, and at least polished at the entry price level

I can’t help but wonder what happened here.

Hopefully this pivot will help Bantam eventually return to CNC router, milling, and cutting technologies.

Bre Pettis sold MakerBot to Stratasys in 2013 and acquired the Other Machine Co in 2017. Hopefully he still has a couple of tricks up his sleeve.