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Originally Posted by Ryu James
it looks pretty nice but is there a way to move the item you are milling or do you just have to use your hands? if there is a way to clamp down the chassis and then move the entire table in any direction (by turning knobs or something like on a lathe) this will result in much straighter cuts. i know moving it around by hand to mill out an area is tough to keep straight. i will say this though. milling carbon fiber is 100x easier than milling alum. you can see the milling i did on my CF chassis with just my dremel. not super clean but not bad. i tried the same thing on alum and just gave up. a real pain in the ass with a dremel.
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Most manual milling machines you can lock one lever and move the direction you want without the other moving. Machines that cnc's CF are very high RPM and uses carbide bits and this is where the high cost comes into play.