Overview of the three basic steps and speeds & feeds for cutting Cast Acrylic on the Sainsmart 3018 PROVer and other smaller CNC Machines. We will also review Measurements to find the thickest part of your acrylic, Using Carbide Create Pro to generate your G-Code, and editing you G-Code to go back to your home position, Hint: Add X0.00 & Y0.00 to your G-Code. And as always feel free to comment or email me if you have any questions.

For materials I am using a nominal 5mm thick CAST Acrylic, EXTRUDED Acrylic gums up the bits on these machines very easily. CAST Acrylic has a HIGHER MELTING POINT, where as EXTRUDED has a LOWER MELTING POINT. Also I am using a 30 Degree 0.1mm V Bit for the detail work, and an End Mill (You can use any Size in the 0.8mm to 3mm set) I also use the Tape & Super Glue Method to hold my material in place.

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Please note that these are the speeds and feeds that work with my machine. You will need to play around with yours and dial in the setting for your machine.

FEED: 200-250mm

DEPTH PER PASS: .1mm - .2mm

PLUNGE: 75

SPINDLE SPEED: 9,000

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