Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Metal router?

How accurate to the parts need to be? To be honest this sounds like
laser or plasma cutter territory. 0.5mm S/S would be a complete
nightmare to machine.

Les

Abby Katt wrote:

>I'm trying to zealotishly convert a friend of mine to CNC - at the moment
>her small business if paying a fortune to have stuff cut at the factory, who
>tend to treat her small-demand jobs as really low priority.
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>Deciding "Hey! I can do this! I can help you!" I may be looking to build
>something similar to a high-speed router for her.. But there is one little
>problem: it's for thin sheet metal (~0.5mm), not wood.
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>But what can you use to reliably cut thin sheet metal at a high rate
>CNCwise?
>Pneumatic die grinder? A wood router with lots of cooling and TCT bits?
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>It needs to be a big machine, to take the stainless steel/ali sheets (4x3ft)
>direct as they come from the factory. I was wondering if anyone has any pics
>up of a machine of theirs that does this sort of thing already? All the
>routers I've ever seen are wood-eaters only...
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>Any suggestions would be great
>Thanks again for the help!
>~Abby
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