I wanted the ability to create aluminum parts from my designs. 3D printing is cool and is a wonderful tool, but some things can't be made out of plastic - they need to be tougher. We didn't have the capability on campus so I decided to build a CNC machine that could. I looked at all of the different options for DIY CNC machines and landed on this one. This project came with all of the parts manufactured but I had to assemble every last piece of it. I had to wire the electronics and load the software. This machine comes with a 2.2kw spindle and 3 Nema 23 motors to run all axis of gantry. Not only does this machine have the capability to cut aluminum, but it can also cut steel!
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- Date started
- Sep 19, 2025
- Development time
- 15 weeks
- Categories
- Robotics Digital Manufacturing
- Technologies
- Fusion 360 Mach3 Python
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