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Re: A free CNC for your team!

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Originally Posted by Eric Scheuing View Post
Looks like a cool idea! Do you have information on what kind of tolerances it can hold and what materials other than wood it can be sued for?
What you can cut depends on the router, but even with two (!) clay bricks, the downforce really isn't enough to cut heavy (1/8") aluminum. If metal is in your plans, this isn't the machine for you. Wood, plastic, etc - all OK.
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Originally Posted by mman1506 View Post
Honestly I think the Maslow CNC is junk even for fun art projects, the design is shoddy and it's just too dangerous for a school enviroment. If the machine were to run into endstop (which happens all the time when you are learning) the router could fall off and cut you to bits. It's also far too slow to get a decent surface finish.[/url]
I respectfully disagree. While we're not talking about any miracles in machining here, for what it is, it'll cut out a nice set of wooden reindeer for the front lawn with little fuss. But I think your hidden message is: Don't expect it to work like a $10k mill, it's just a wood router on some strings. Got it.

Endstops: You should look into these thingies called "limit switches".
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