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    Setup info for the MaxNC

    Hi Mike,
    I have a maxNC-10 and I am having great difficulty finding correct settings for milling aluminium.

    What was your cutter type, cutter diameter, feed rate, depth per pass, RPM, etc for the...
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    Vertical mounting is not recommended due to any...

    Vertical mounting is not recommended due to any tiny manufacturing leftovers ending up on the exit mirror. The energy density is extremely high at that point and any contamination will be burnt...
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    Glass is opaque to CO2 laser (10.6 micron)...

    Glass is opaque to CO2 laser (10.6 micron) radiation. In other words it strongly absorbs the laser energy and heats. You will get choncoidal fractures and ablation from the glass leaving a fairly...
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    Foam cutting needs ZERO torque

    Foam cutting works by the hot wire providing enough heat to melt away the foam. There is zero contact between the wire and the foam. Equally there is zero force to be overcome by the stepper motor...
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    Sticky: Hi from Sassafras in the beautiful Dandenong...

    Hi from Sassafras in the beautiful Dandenong ranges 40 Kms east of Melbourne. I had a shopbot some years ago but marital and related issues now have me in a smaller house with even smaller workshop...
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