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.
In addition to various wood materials (MDF, plywood, solid wood, HDF), acrylic and other plastics can also be processed.
⚠️ We have decided to stop milling aluminum on our CNC. It was too complicated because we always had to modify a few things (extraction system) and the low demand didn't justify the effort or the risk.
We have a well-stocked materials warehouse with offcuts of various types of wood that are freely available. We can also have material delivered directly to the workshop via 2 timber dealers.
It is important that the board 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, glue).
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.
You can find an overview of the other available cutters in this table:
In addition, we also maintain milling cutter databases for Autodesk Fusion, which contain the most important milling cutters together with their cutting data (presets). You can find these in our Github: https://github.com/konglomerat/sailormoon-cnc/tree/main/tool_libaries/Fusion
⚠️ The milling cutters may only be used, changed and calibrated after instruction because there are a number of things to consider here.
If you don't want to get into CNC technology yourself or the 6mm wood router is not enough 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:
Vector graphics and CAD programs:
We use Buildbotics as our CNC controller.
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!
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)
Ideally as a Fusion 360 design file, as we are currently using this software to create the milling program. Alternatively, STEP or similar can also be used.
Please also bring the raw data in case we need to make any adjustments on site.
