[sdiy] CNC for synth DIY?

[cheater cheater]

btw i'm mostly asking because i saw this

https://youtube.com/v/PFV_fK8nm5c

and it looks:
- affordable enough to buy
- small enough to have
- quality high enough to do some serious work and not just be some
sorta joke you get bored with 10 days later

On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM Oren Leavitt via Synth-diy
<synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>
> 3D printer for plastic knobs, gears, and other odds and ends. Many
> modeling software programs have features for making gears and screw threads.
>
> On 2/19/25 3:52 PM, Oren Leavitt via Synth-diy wrote:
> > I use one of those Chinese "6040" CNC router/mills to make aluminum
> > panels. It works very well. Get the ones that the larger water cooled
> > spindle motors. The cheaper air cooled motors vibrate too much.
> >
> > - Oren
> >
> > On 2/19/25 3:25 PM, cheater cheater via Synth-diy wrote:
> >> I was wondering what people would use a CNC mill for if they had one,
> >> for synth diy stuff. It seems like almost all the hardware is already
> >> easily available or made.
> >>
> >> I know front panels are one suggestion (eg one manufacturer makes
> >> front panels out of brass) but I'm sure there are other, maybe even
> >> more creative, uses of a CNC mill, so I'm curious.
> >>
> >> Injection molds for light pipes? Gear systems for concentric
> >> potentiometers? Surprise me.
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