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Re: CNC Router/Mill

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Originally Posted by Cory View Post
Just having CNC equipment won't do you any good either.

You need an experienced operator who knows how to do setups and programming.

I started using a CNC mill about 4 years ago. I've been using one regularly for the last year or so. I've taken 5 classes, and I still barely know what I'm doing compared to a real machinist. I know experienced machinists who could take a drawing and do the setup/programming/cutting in 1/3 the time it would take me. Without a strong background in cnc programming, you're going to be wasting a lot of time making scrap, or nothing at all.
That is why I am think a manual one is the best then try to get more advance parts made by either a sponsor or another team.
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