<div> </div><div>in reply to the "Perhaps time to do a little research?"</div><div>and as an addition topic (direction) to discuss.</div><div> </div><div>If we are considering to buy a toy-router in $700-$3,000 price range,</div><div>I think we should discuss **not** a 3 axis router but rather 4 axis router.</div><div>In that case we will be able to play with (plastic) gear wheels, worm gear box and etc.</div><div> </div><div>-=#=- -=#=- -=#=- -=#=- -=#=- -=#=- -=#=- -=#=- -=#=- </div><div>Sincerely Mike</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>04.04.2017, 16:16, "RC" <ranvir.chaudhri@gmail.com>:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px;">I'd be down to throw in 100$ if you guys think it can do aluminum. I don't know much about these things so I bow down to the council's superior judgment.</span></div><div> <div>On Apr 4, 2017 13:46, "Norman Chu" <<a href="mailto:norman.chu@gmail.com">norman.chu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div>2kW seems to be the upper limit. Look up <a target="_blank" href="http://www.omiocnc.com/products/x6-2200l-usb.html">www.omiocnc.com/products/x6-2200l-usb.html</a><div> </div><div>These ones seem to be more proven for milling aluminum at decent passover depths (for a machine of this cost).</div><div> </div><div>-Norm</div></div><div> <div>On Apr 4, 2017 1:41 PM, "Igor Yeremin" <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:igor.yeremin@gmail.com">igor.yeremin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I think the spindle is a passive spindle shaft coupled with a belt to a 1kW RC copter motor. <a target="_blank" href="https://alumination.blogspot.ca/2016/06/cnc-build-overview.html">https://alumination.blogspot.ca/2016/06/cnc-build-overview.html</a><br />How many kW do you want on an aluminum frame? Our mill has a 1.5kW motor and it's 400kg of steel.<br /><br /><br />On <span>2017-04-04 1</span>:29 PM, Norman Chu wrote:<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">The 1kW spindle feels a bit anemic for any metals, is the spindle water<br />cooled? Air cooled will just get aluminum swarf sucked in and kill it.<br /><br />Otherwise +1, $100 to the pot if it's watercooled.<br /><br />-Norm<br /><br />On Apr 4, 2017 12:45 PM, "Ahron Train" <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:atrain@atrain.ca">atrain@atrain.ca</a><br /><mailto:<a target="_blank" href="mailto:atrain@atrain.ca">atrain@atrain.ca</a>>> wrote:<br /><br />    Wow, that's not much more expensive than an unmodified 3040!  I<br />    think it's definitely taking a look at!<br /><br />    On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 12:34 PM, Igor Yeremin<br />    <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:igor.yeremin@gmail.com">igor.yeremin@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a target="_blank" href="mailto:igor.yeremin@gmail.com">igor.yeremin@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br /><br />        Thoughts?<br /><br />        Says it's got proper linear rails and ballscrews.<br /><br /><br />        -------- Forwarded Message --------<br />        Subject:        CNC router on kijiji<br />        Date:   Fri, 31 Mar 2017 05:21:02 -0400<br />        From:   RC <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:ranvir.chaudhri@gmail.com">ranvir.chaudhri@gmail.com</a><br />        <mailto:<a target="_blank" href="mailto:ranvir.chaudhri@gmail.com">ranvir.chaudhri@gmail.com</a>>><br />        To:     Igor Yeremin <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:igor.yeremin@gmail.com">igor.yeremin@gmail.com</a><br />        <mailto:<a target="_blank" href="mailto:igor.yeremin@gmail.com">igor.yeremin@gmail.com</a>>><br /><br /><br /><br />        Yo I came across this, worth it?<br /><br />        <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kijiji.ca/v-hobbies-craft/city-of-toronto/3040-cnc-router-including-enclosure-cuts-aluminium-plastic/1250992404?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true">http://www.kijiji.ca/v-hobbies-craft/city-of-toronto/3040-cnc-router-including-enclosure-cuts-aluminium-plastic/1250992404?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true</a><br />        <<a target="_blank" href="http://www.kijiji.ca/v-hobbies-craft/city-of-toronto/3040-cnc-router-including-enclosure-cuts-aluminium-plastic/1250992404?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true">http://www.kijiji.ca/v-hobbies-craft/city-of-toronto/3040-cnc-router-including-enclosure-cuts-aluminium-plastic/1250992404?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true</a>><br /><br /><br /><br />        shall I subliminally influence hacklab to buy it?<br /><br />        <<a target="_blank" href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail">https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail</a><br />        <<a target="_blank" href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail">https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_sou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