Thread: CNC Mill Help
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Re: CNC Mill Help

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Originally Posted by Jay H 237
The woodshop our team is based out of has an identical machine. It's hooked to a Windows based PC like that one. The motor isn't powerful enough for steel. The only thing we use it for is engraving plastics and brass. We basically make signs or name tags with it as that is all it's basically good for. Like mentioned above it's main purpose is a teaching tool and not manufacturing parts.
I know its meant for education and plastics. Is it capable of doing even light machining of aluminum. Right now the only means of getting parts made that need to be milled is for us to goto our sponsors. This is time consuming and a pain.
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