http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/investigating Free, open-source plans for a low-cost 3-axis CNC mill by Taylor Hokanson and Chris Reilly. Sponsored by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. en-US Mon, 21 May 2012 15:23:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://diylilcnc.org/forum/search.php http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/investigating#post-174 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:51:37 +0000 Chris 174@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Seems like this was addressed in <a href="http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/acrylic-vs-masonite">this post</a> </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/investigating#post-162 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:43:07 +0000 DIYengineer 162@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Today i called a few local shops. One shop said his machine could accommodate a 4'x8' sheet and cut up to 1/4" acrylic. I asked him about the "masonite/MDF" and he said he didn't think his machine could cut it, although he has never tried too. He said he cuts 1/4" acrylic all the time though. What are your thoughts? Is 1/4" acrylic to fragile for this project? I want to do it right the first time around and not cut corners. I saw the first one made of acrylic and it looked beautiful, but since acrylic is so fragile and chips ... Let me know, I would rather find another laser shop then cut corners! </p>