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View Poll Results: How fast can your Homemade CNC cut?

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  • less than 10 IPM (4.2mm/s)

    45 7.03%
  • 10-50 IPM (4.2 - 21 mm/s)

    187 29.22%
  • 50-100 IPM (21-42 mm/s)

    145 22.66%
  • 100 - 300 IPM (42 - 127 mm/s)

    157 24.53%
  • 300 - 600 IPM (127 - 254 mm/s

    54 8.44%
  • faster than 600 IPM (254 mm/s)

    52 8.13%
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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
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    mine can cut at 75 IPM.
    "When in Touble, You Call DW"
    (Theme from Dark-Wing Duck)

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Posts
    52
    My little Nema23 steppers running from 14 volts on resistor limited full-step drivers will max out at 9IPM but will loose steps towards the ends of the rails ... so I run at 4-6IPM to keep it happy. It's SLOW, but way faster than hand tools!

    CP

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