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loyed83 asked:
please help me to get the right feed rate , plunge rate the dwell time and rpm for cutting and drilling the aluminium 10 mm thickness sheet
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aviator147 asked:
Plasma? CNC router?
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Calen C asked:
I am a newb to the world of CNC machining so forgive my ignorance, but I want to know if a 4-axis CMC mill can essentially do the equivocal operations of a CNC lathe? What is confusing me is that the “4th-axis” is a rotary table head and tail stock that sits [...]

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gpbullock asked:
Upgrading my shop by buying a cnc mill so I can produce in house. However, I want to be able to mill steel, stainless, titanium and aluminum. The steel and titanium I know are lower rmp speeds for milling due to hardness. What is the minimum spindle rpm allowable so that I can [...]

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Brewtus asked:
Does anyone know of a place that I can get used cnc mills that are big enough to make car rims for cheap? I don’t need anything that cuts very fast. Speed doesn’t matter, cost does.
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DanKush asked:
I want to build my own cnc machine, and am not having any troubles with the design or mechanics of it, but I am unsure of what exactly the controller does and how it does it. Is there port progamming involved, how does this control the step motors. Any help out there?
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afuan16 asked:
-the fastest way to machining any industrial part using cnc milling?
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Grizzly B asked:
I need to machine cylinders - a lot of them - roughly two and a half inches in diameter and roughly 8 inches long (the actual specs are quite tight, with additional specs on surface finish and perpendicularity along with the dimensions). The material is a ceramic, soft as ceramics go. [...]

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Figato asked:
It is a 304 stainless disk with a threaded hole.
Fairly large 58mm wide by 20mm high.
That’s about it.
For a quantity of 100 I’m getting a quote of 11.49 ea.
I know metals are expensive now, but As per the shop, only about $4.50 of that is the steel.
Seems like $7 ea. is A LOT [...]

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Brewtus asked:
Does anyone know of a place that I can get used cnc mills that are big enough to make car rims for cheap? I don’t need anything that cuts very fast. Speed doesn’t matter, cost does.
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