People can and have milled aluminium with converted 3d printers. I'm not saying it was ideal, I'm just saying it's doable. Check out thomas sanlader's video where he converted his mendelmax to a cnc....
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People can and have milled aluminium with converted 3d printers. I'm not saying it was ideal, I'm just saying it's doable. Check out thomas sanlader's video where he converted his mendelmax to a cnc....
I think you can do cheaper than 1k on a self sourced machine. Chinese machines with aluminium profiles and leadscrews can be found for 200-600 in various sizes. You could build something like the...
Not yet, but I am planning to. Mine will be low cost, no more than a couple hundred dollars and 1-0.5m square cutting area. How big was the CNC at your makerspace? I don't imagine it could be too big...
The most important piece of advice for the machine itself. CA's point about fume extraction is also very important for the actual use of the machine. I'll admit it's not so bad with wood and leather,...
The laser was CAs idea, so I can't take credit. But now that you've mentiomed you only want to work with a few mm thick wood, I would say something like a 5w diodr laser mounted instead of an...
While i know you said you didnt want people saying stuff like the above, he has a point. Cnc machines and 3d printers have totally different needs and opposing design philosophies. For a 3d printer...