Aluminum & Non-Ferrous Metal Cutting

Machining aluminum on a router table: mist cooling, single-flute O-flute bits, feeds, and chip evacuation.

Aluminum Sheet & Extrusion Cutting

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Aluminum CNC Router Projects: Beginner Ideas, Files, Materials, and Build Tips

There's a special kind of pride in holding a part you machined from solid metal. Wood is forgiving and lovely, but aluminum feels like graduation - proof y...

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Best CNC Router for Aluminum: Features to Compare Before You Buy

Cutting aluminum is the ambition that pushes most CNC router buyers past the entry level. Wood forgives a flexible frame and a slow feed; aluminum does not...

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CNC Router Steel: What a Router Can and Cannot Do With Hard Metal

Someone always asks whether their new hobby router can cut steel. The honest answer disappoints people, so let me give it to you straight before you break ...

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CNC Router for Cutting Aluminum: Techniques, Settings, and Workflow

The gap between a CNC router that technically can cut aluminum and one that reliably does is almost entirely about the operator, not the machine. The machi...

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CNC Router Cutting Aluminum: The Technique That Turns Screaming Into Clean Chips

The sound tells you everything. When a CNC router is cutting aluminum right, it makes a steady hiss and throws bright little chips. When it is cutting wron...

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