Ok so here is my sob story and why I would love one!
I have been in stage 3 Kidney failure for 8 years waiting on transplant.
In 2018 I started passing out while working and had to close my shop.
I had several very large CNC machines (Milltronics RH30) I had to sell my CNC worth 180K for 50K to pay for medical help to stay alive. My CNC mill had a Mac Mini G4 attached to the control center at the machine so that drawings could be opened changed and loaded directly into the mill.
I am doing better and have started to build my own small CNC out of a Harbor Freight Mill Drill and GRBL. I have the DRO and the GRBL setup but when I tried to boot my Mac Mini I found that it had died during the interim.
So I am in need of another Mini to feed the GRBL.
I am now 2 years without any income and have run out of savings.
My first date to apply for Social Security was March 15 2020 so I hired an attorney on March 12 2020.
They shuttered for Covid 19 before the process started, so I have to wait for them to reopen.
I did not get any stimulus check and doubt that I will.
I will use the Mac Mini to run the Mill and work in my home garage to rebuild.
One of the first projects on the new CNC is bracket systems for installing SBC PI variants into Mac Classic cases.
Another project is Cooling Blocks to replace failed G5 water coolers.
I could really use the Mini.