The answer to this question is definitely yes.
Cnc router aluminum extrusions.
Processes shown include drilling pocket machining and profile cut.
This cnc machine frame has been built mostly from of our sturdy 40 80 material mixed with some of our 40 40 profile to finish it off.
My next change will include adding an air cooled high speed spindle to the z axis.
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The gantry is able to be supported from three points on the framework and with some tlc and some clever modifications with this in mind your gantry can move smoothly in both directions.
It should allow me to cut 3 4 plywood in a single pass.
It is able to lift significantly more weight on the z axis.
In 1999 cnt built the first of several machines designed to drill and mill aluminum extrusions for a variety of applications including door window frames aircraft components lighting enclosures and wall systems.
No matter what cnc router you may use you can use it to cut aluminum provided that you do it in the right way.
The new aluminum cnc router build has one other benefit i was not counting on.
Cnt 1000 extrusion series cnc machine with one tilting z head 4 x 12 work envelope.