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Re: Uses of a Machine Shop and Equipment

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Originally Posted by Mschmeh144 View Post
Make sure you only use the CNC mill if you know what you are doing. The CNC mill is not the best at manual operation. It would be best to let it be controlled by a computer and let it cut the materials under its own power. Manual operation may throw it off. This happened to us
Could you elaborate on the problems? I was planning on using a CNC as a manual mill with the little dial if we got one, in case I can't learn how to properly set up CAM on the computer in time for build season.
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