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Re: Cheapish CNC machine
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Originally Posted by mman1506
I built this machine for about 500$ USD (I haven't built the enclosure yet so it's a bit of mess). It cuts aluminium better than X-Carve or Shapeoko IMO, I can fairly easily do 1/16 DOC at 15 IPM with a 1/8 Carbide single flute end mill. I cut this sprocket on it in about 15 minutes. It's definitely not something I'd recommend to someone new to CNC machining but a practical machine for aluminium can be made for well under the price of an X-Carve.
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Could you share a bit more about how you made this machine. That is gorgeous and the price is a gamechanger.
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