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    Author: Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742

    Clip for 20mm extruded section frame

    December 30, 2018 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 3D printing, LASER cutting, Routing

    20mm square extruded aluminium section is commonly used for cheap CNC routers, especially for kit versions. So I designed this very simple 3D printed part

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    Support foot for 20mm extruded section

    December 30, 2018 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 3D printing, LASER cutting, Routing

    Many cheap CNC routers are based on 20mm square extruded aluminium frames, with slots and a hole running along them to attach fixtures. Often the

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    CNC bed-edge fence made with a 3D printer

    December 27, 2018 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 3D printing, Accessorizing, LASER cutting, Routing

    It can be quite fiddly fixing down a routing or LASER cutting project onto the bed of a CNC router. It’s even harder if you

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    Routing a fish with 1.5mm Mahogany sheet

    December 26, 2018 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 Routing

    Mahogany is a wonderful wood with fine, beautiful looking, grain. It’s ideal for any CNC routing project where you want to give your work a

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    CNC hold-downs using a 3D printer

    December 26, 2018 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 3D printing, Accessorizing, LASER cutting, Routing

    One of the downsides of buying a cheap CNC router is that you’re left to your own devices when it comes to the best ways

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    Cutting 1mm Basswood with a 5W diode-LASER

    December 25, 2018 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 Materials

    If you’ve read my other Basswood LASER cutting tests you’ll already know that it’s a great material for use with a low-power CNC-mounted LASER. So

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    Cutting 2mm MDF with a 5W diode-LASER

    December 25, 2018 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 Materials

    MDF (a.k.a. medium density fibreboard), just like plywood, is a very popular material in LASER cutting circles, largely due to it being a stable and

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    Cutting 1.5mm Basswood with a 5W diode-LASER

    December 25, 2018 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 Materials

    Basswood, like Balsa, is a go-to material for many Maker projects. Unlike Balsa, Basswood is a little lighter and denser and so has many uses

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    Cutting 3mm plywood with a 5W diode-LASER

    December 24, 2018 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 Materials

    If you’ve searched the internet about laserable materials you might have decided that plywood is the most popular sheet material out there. And, you might

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