Can You Cut Aluminum on a Desktop CNC?
Evan and Katelyn Evan and Katelyn
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 Published On Sep 28, 2018

Aluminum is strong, lightweight, corrosion resistant, and one of the easier metals to cut on a CNC so tackling this has been on our to do list for a while and we’re SO excited to incorporate this into more projects. Tools / materials we used are below! 👇

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TOOLS / MATERIALS (affiliate)
6061 Aluminum
■ Yield Strength: 35,000 psi
■ Hardness: Brinell 95 (Soft)
■ Temper: T6 (Hardened)
■ Fabrication: Heat Treated

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