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CNC router: suitable for FRC?

Hello!

We would like to improve our in-house fabrication capabilities, and have been torn between a DRO mill, and a CNC router.

obviously a mill would handle aluminum better, but we would like to be able to work on chassis profiles without clamping them twice (thus reducing accuracy).
A mill large enough to have that much X travel would not fit in
our workshop most likely (height limit).

This made us think about CNC routers, but none of us have any experience with them, so we thought we'd consult CD.

what do you think about using CNC routers on aluminum profiles?

What say you about this CNC router?

We appreciate your input!
- Leav
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