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    Re: Wall thickness using Aluminium

    The machine will be a SCM Pratix 3 axis, which looks quite good from googling it. I'm sort of planning ahead here - about to start a course where I'll have access to CNC facilities. I want to get...
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    Re: Wall thickness using Aluminium

    Many thanks for your reply Andrew. That is good news. Is 3mm about the minimum I should be looking at with heat treated aluminium, for something very rigid?
  3. Re: Would these design stand up to CNCing in hardwood?

    Thanks for the advice Andrew, much appreciated. I was actually planning to make the ends 16mm. I think I'll probably go ahead and try this out for experimentation, and also make a thinner one in...
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    Wall thickness using Aluminium

    Hi all

    I haven't CNC'd in metal before, and could do with some advice.

    I've attached a sketch - how thin could I make these walls if using aluminium? The design as it stands has 6mm walls. ...
  5. Would these design stand up to CNCing in hardwood?

    Hi all

    I'm quite new to CNC, and I have a design that I'm wondering about.

    Would anyone be able to have a look and tell me if it looks possible to CNC out of hardwood, or should I use a more...
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