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1 1  The Means has a Desktop CNC (Carvera by Makera) for subtractive manufacturing of small objects in a variety of materials from wood and plastic to aluminum and PCBs.
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3 -== Tool Changing ==
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5 -The Carvera has an automatic tool changer. For
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7 7  == Feeds & Speeds ==
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9 9  Begin by consulting the [[baseline feeds and speeds>>https://wiki.makera.com/en/speeds-and-feeds]] published by Makera. These serve as a safe baseline for starting with, especially when using bits from Makera themselves. After gaining some experience, feel free to reference the [[community guide (Google Doc)>>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i9jD0Tg6wzTpGYVqhLZMyLFN7pMlSfdfgpQIxDKbojc/htmlview#gid=0]] or to branch out on your own diving deeper into the math behind calculating feeds and speeds.
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11 -(i) When these guides refer to plastic, they are referring to extruded acrylic and tooling epoxy. Consider the physical properties of your specific plastic before applying the same feeds and speeds.
7 +(i) When these guides refer to plastic, they are referring to extruded acrylic and epoxy