The spindle has an output of 2.5 kW and has a vacuum table with which you can easily attach panel material. It is controlled via Buildbotics.

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to provide larger quantities of material. However, there is a well-stocked material warehouse with leftover pieces that are freely available.
It is important that the panel is flat and at least 0.1m² in size, otherwise it will not hold on the vacuum table. If your material is too small, you can also attach it to a support plate (screw or glue). In addition to various wood materials (MDF, plywood, solid wood, HDF), acrylic and other plastics can also be processed.

As standard, the router is operated with a 6 mm wood router bit (maximum plunge depth 21 mm), which is suitable for wood-based materials such as plywood/chipboard or solid wood.

For other materials such as MDF, acrylic or other plastics, special milling cutters are sometimes required, which are available but may only be used after instruction. Milling cutters in many different sizes and shapes are also available for woodworking, but the milling cutter must be changed and calibrated by a trained member of the CNC team.

If you don't want to get into CNC technology yourself or the 6mm wood milling cutter is not sufficient for your project, there is also the option of having a member of the CNC team support you with your project.

2500 x 1250 x 40mm

To produce a milled object from your project, your drawing must be transferred to Fusion360 or VCarve, VCarve can be obtained free of charge from the conglomerate. If you want to use another CAD program or graphics program, all layers must be exported as .dxf/.dwg/.eps/.ai/.skp/.svg files and can then be imported into VCarve or Fusion360.

To create the milling files:

• Fusion360: free 3D CAD tool from Autodesk
• VCarve Pro trial version: free program for creating milling paths

Vector graphics and CAD programs:

• OnShape: browser-based, free 3D CAD tool. Strongly oriented towards SolidWorks
• SolidEdge2D free: free 2D CAD tool from Siemens
• SketchUp free: free 3D graphics tool
• Inkscape: free, open source program for creating vector graphics
• Illustrator: program for creating vector graphics, part of the Adobe CreativeSuite

We use Buildbotics as our CNC controller.

Requests

If you would like to have something milled, please be sure to send your files with your request. These should either be vector graphics, 3D designs or finished G-code. If you are not sure, please send us your current status anyway so that we can give you feedback!

Vector graphics

Preferably in Illustrator format (.ai),

alternatively as pdf or svg

Please always make sure that the shapes are filled (i.e. consist of closed lines)

3D designs

Preferably as Fusion 360 construction, alternatively as .step or similar.

G-code

Please also bring the raw data with you in case we need to make any adjustments on site.