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Originally Posted by DonRotolo
Yes, albeit much more slowly than a mill. Also, you are limited by the kinds of bits available (since a router spins much too fast for an end mill) and how far they can stick out from the router nose.
Similar for box tubing: The reach of the bit is limited.
Typical limit is about an inch in aluminum.
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As you said, solids are hard to do on a cnc router becuase they don't remove material all that quickly. That said, I have heard that 973 has used their router to do box tubing. However, they did make the router themselves, and it is quite beefy. Even then, I don't believe they run a lot of their tube through it.