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1.6 | 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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1.7 | 3 | == Tool Changing == |
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1.1 | 7 | == Feeds & Speeds == |
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1.3 | 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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1.7 | 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. |