HomeThe 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.
Tool Changing
The Carvera has an automatic tool changer. For
Feeds & Speeds
Begin by consulting the baseline feeds and speeds 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) or to branch out on your own diving deeper into the math behind calculating feeds and speeds.
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.