This 5-axis CNC router could soon be an open source tool. [Mike Calvino] built it for the School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. It can be used as a router or as a plasma cutter ...

There’s still quite a bit of machining that goes into a CNC mill build of this size ... Two of them drive the X axis with the third moving the cutter assembly along the Y axis.

Central to our operation is making parts and tooling on an advanced, five-axis Thermwood CNC router with a 10 10-ft dual table (each table-half can index separately). Mastercam X2 software ...

CNC router tables have a flat, machined surface with grooves ... (14.7 PSI) The hold-down force calculated is: 20/2 x (24 x 24”) = 5,645Lbs Altitude has an effect on the hold-down force and ...