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I have been looking for just that over the past few months. I decided I was just going to have to design and build one. I am looking at needing to mill aluminum, does not need to be a big build area(15x15 cm)would be good. precision would be my biggest request, it does not have to be "nuts on" but I can make bad cuts with my drill press.
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Thanks for adding to the discussion. Can you quantify what level of precision you are looking for? I honestly don't have aspirations of producing anything capable of producing a couple thousandths precision because affordability is much more of a priority for me than world class precision. The machine will be belt driven in the interest of affordability. With that said, a belt driven machine can do good work. I've milled aluminum for some parts I needed and gotten good useable results.
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If it's gonna cut metal, I don't think belts are the way to go. They're cheap, but will need replacing regularly and will really mess with accuracy. Just my opinion, but if it can't be accurate to within a couple of thousandths, then it's not worth it.
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I never said throughout a part, but if I'm making a part that has a feature that I want to fit snugly into another or be in a precise place, I'd like that to be possible. It's not really that difficult with care. $300k will buy you way more than you need to hit a .002" tolerance. Keep in mind, we're talking about aluminum and plastics. If there is significant deflection while taking a few thou off of some aluminum, then it should be more rigid or not be advertised as good for cutting metal. Just my opinion. I'm just saying to put emphasis on rigidity if it's going to be advertised as good for cutting metal.
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