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Title: CNC Cutting
Post by: DHTech on April 02, 2013, 01:33:48 pm

Hi Guys
I have found a local company who will CNC cut my MDF for the sides of my machine, other than the time involved cutting by hand, what are the benefits of CNC?
Thanks

Title: Re: CNC Cutting
Post by: JDFan on April 02, 2013, 02:08:34 pm

Really not much - figure a CNC is mainly useful if you are going to be mass producing them since the CNC provides precision and repeatability that you can not get by hand but for a single copy probably not worth the additional cost unless you are including some extensive design elements that would be hard to recreate by hand.

Title: Re: CNC Cutting
Post by: DHTech on April 02, 2013, 02:47:18 pm

I assume it makes cutting curves easier and the edge is smoother?

Title: CNC Cutting
Post by: macattack on April 02, 2013, 03:18:34 pm

Indeed. Just expanding mine to a 4x8 bed


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