CNC Wood Router

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 Wood Router A CNC wood router is a Router  that creates objects from wood using a CNC machine.  A project can be designed in the computer with a CAM/CAD program, and then cut mechanically using a router.  Other cutters can also be used to produce a finished product. A CNC wood router is very similar…

Types of Machine That Use CNC Technology

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Computer Numeric Control (CNC) is one of the most significant contributions of advanced computing technology to the manufacturing industry. CNC operated machines have made the manufacturing process uniform, efficient, and fast. Computer numeric control is used most often in machines like routers, and such machines are mainly used to cut a variety of materials. In…

Tips for tackling aluminum with CNC routers.

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CanCam has a large variety of CNC Routers for aluminum, bronze and copper. At one point or another, you’re going to push the limits of what your machine is capable of doing.   Listed below, are a number of suggestions that can aid you in your aluminum cutting endeavors.  Good luck! Using the right tools…

Tips for Cutting Plastics

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Plastics are another type of material (similar to aluminum) that is difficult to machine and can turn out terribly is not done correctly. The most difficult thing about plastics is that they come in many different compositions that it is hard to find a consistent formula for plastics in general. Below are a couple tips…

Tips for Cutting Aluminum on a CNC Router

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Most CNC routers are capable of cutting most materials from various woods and plastics to nonferrous metals. Difficulties do arise once you start cutting harder materials, whether it is light engraving or roughing out large amounts of material. Aluminum is definitely a material that falls under this category. Cutting with spindle speeds and feed rates…