Hi everyone,
I’m currently printing out my parts. I’m printing with petg 70% infill and 6 perimeters for all parts. I picked up 3 10 foot lengths .065" wall stainless steel pipe.
This will only be used as a cnc router, no intentions on 3D printing with it. Looking to mill 1/4" aluminum, mdf (3/4) and acrylic. The aluminum sheet I need to mill out of is 24" x 24". Part is alittle under 21" x 21". Going to be ordering the spindle in the parts list.
I’m trying to figure out what my best bet for my build size. I was thinking about cutting two of the ss pipes into threes and that would give me 40" for x and y. Or should I go off of the cut calculator and make the rails 34.4? Is 10.4" pretty accurate to add on? Hate to cut the pipe to find out I can’t fit my 24" piece under it. Does it leave any wiggle room? Would I see a difference with 34.4" vs 40"?
Z height, should I stick with 1.5" or go with 3.5" and just build up my material depending what I’m cutting? Do I need to calculate in for bit length as well?
Any suggestions? Thanks for your time! Excited to get this thing built!