[drakke]

I am very new to CNC machining.

What is the maximum size of workpiece that the PCNC 1100 can machine?
Is this the same as the X/Y/Z travel dimensions?

Is it possible to machine one end of large part, rotate the part and machine the other end if the CNC cannot reach the entire part?

Thanks.

[cheetahcnc]

This link to Tormach has the PDF for the machine. 1100 Personal CNC Mill | Tormach Has Affordable CNC Milling Machines

Before I got mine, I got a manual. There is plenty of info on everything you might need to know.

Travels: X=9.5", y=18", z=16.25 according to this link:

Small CNC Buyer's Guide -Engineering and Machine Design | Tormach LLC | We provide personal small CNC machines, CNC tooling, and many more CNC items

Actual part size is these less tool dia and clearance on the X and Y, and tool length and clearance on the Z.

Yes, you can move your work around on the table to fit larger parts.

Jim

[Steve Seebold]

I would say the maximum you could run on a PCNC1100 is 17 long X 8.5 wide X 8 high if you could clamp the part to the table.

Yes you can move your parts. I used to make 45 inch diameter parts on a Haas mill that only had 32 inches in the Y axis.

[philbur]

The main limit on part size is the type of work and your ingenuity.

I lifted this photo from a current thread on the Practical Machinist forum.

Phil


photo by Robert Campbell Jr