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Originally Posted by asid61
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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This is only true if you have a full CNC mill, no retrofitted table. If your mill is strictly CNC I would recommend obtaining a small non CNC one like ours or buying one that is hybrid. If you attempt to manually operate a CNC only mill, you will throw off its calibration. You can always retrofit it to be a CNC hybrid as I call it, which means it can be manual controlled. If it's a hybrid, you may need to do some calibrating after manual operation, like our mill, it may get thrown off a bit by being manually operated. Just make sure to check the manuals and specs and reccomended uses and modifications for that mill type.