Hello all,
My name is Doug I am retired and am going to start my DIY CNC mill, finally.
I have many questions and I have spent a lot of time lurking on this and other forums.
Can I make coin dies 1” dia. with good quality?
I plan to use high carbon steel in its annealed state and harden it when done cutting.
I don’t need to cut fast. Most of the talk in the forums is about cutting Al, brass, etc.
Is making coin dies possible?
I have some linier tables that have no back lash that I can detect.
They are from HP, weigh a “ton” (all stainless steel) but meet all requirements for good CNCing as far as I can tell.
I am also in need of guidance on whether to go servos or steppers.
I want to get a complete setup (kit) from the same source if possible. Dealing with one source just seems easier to me.
I thought I might use an auto engine block for my table base and put a thick steel plate on the back of the block for the Z axis as this should be 90 deg. To the “table”.
I do have the room for this big, heavy beast.
I don’t have deep pockets, but I have enough $s for this project.
Any help much appreciated,
Doug