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millemille · 09-01-17, 12:07 PM

For one off simple parts that you want to be produced as cheaply as possible CNC is NOT what you want.

Whatever format you produce your requirements in - back of fag packet drawings, physical models, CAD drawings etc. - these still have to be turned into a machine program for the CNC machine to follow.

This is what costs money, the material and machine time (once the program has been proved) is peanuts, comparatively.

CNC is only appropriate where the machining is too complex for manual machining, where the design & programming & machining time is less than the manual machining time, where you are making multiple items and/or there is a likelihood of design revisions as the production run takes place.

Obviously I have access to CNC mill (4 axis) and lathe and can get your machining done. TBH I wouldn't bother with file formats etc. make your test pieces in whatever format you can/want and then hand those over.

09-01-17, 12:07 PM	#8
millemille Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 318	Re: 3D Printing To CNC Machining For one off simple parts that you want to be produced as cheaply as possible CNC is NOT what you want. Whatever format you produce your requirements in - back of fag packet drawings, physical models, CAD drawings etc. - these still have to be turned into a machine program for the CNC machine to follow. This is what costs money, the material and machine time (once the program has been proved) is peanuts, comparatively. CNC is only appropriate where the machining is too complex for manual machining, where the design & programming & machining time is less than the manual machining time, where you are making multiple items and/or there is a likelihood of design revisions as the production run takes place. Obviously I have access to CNC mill (4 axis) and lathe and can get your machining done. TBH I wouldn't bother with file formats etc. make your test pieces in whatever format you can/want and then hand those over.