Just got a cnc router, what should I make? Prize for best idea
08-21-2008, 06:09 PM
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Re: Just got a cnc router, what should I make? Prize for best idea
It has a little german 750W spindle, not much bigger than your average hand drill, don't know what sized chuck off hand, but again, pretty small. We use it for small stuff like making circuit boards and drilling complex patterns of holes in plastic for bed of nails test jigs (I work as a design engineer for a company making consumer electronics). Although it will machine aluminium, it is SLOW. But there is a lot of down time when it is free to use. I'll have to buy in some sheet aluminium because all the scrap we have is poor quality extrusions lying around. Wouldn't make a good keyring.
08-21-2008, 07:35 PM
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Re: Just got a cnc router, what should I make? Prize for best idea
Well, i've just got done making up the hmt logo in negative. And ordered some aluminium sheet, 3mm thick to make these out of. Hopefully if I use a fairly big bit I can make a few quickly.
08-22-2008, 05:43 AM
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Re: Just got a cnc router, what should I make? Prize for best idea
Yeah 1hp is pretty lame.
We demoed a desktop CNC wood router here with the 5hp PC router. Router bearings definately don't handle metal that well. Burned up a 1/4" 4 flute end mill before we got the chip count correct and we got some good results.
We demoed a desktop CNC wood router here with the 5hp PC router. Router bearings definately don't handle metal that well. Burned up a 1/4" 4 flute end mill before we got the chip count correct and we got some good results.
