Three axis CNC machines generally fall into two separate categories. Some CNC machines are routers while others are mills. These two types of CNC machines are for very different purposes, and as a result of that, are designed and built differently. For this article, the term ‘router’ is referring to the type of CNC machine, […]
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The difference between a mill and a router
October 10th, 2011 
admin Spindle vs. Router
October 5th, 2011 admin Hobby CNC machines typically use either a spindle or a router. While these two devices appear similar, they each have distinctly different characteristics.
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