It’s a fact of life for CNC router owners — swarf. Whether it’s the fine dust from a sheet of MDF or nice fat chips from a piece of aluminum, the debris your tool creates gets everywhere.
A CNC, or computer numerically controlled, router is a sophisticated computer-controlled machine tool version of a hand router. A CNC router routs out wood, plastic stock and other soft materials ...
[This Old Tony] has a few videos that have made appearances on Hackaday. His latest one is CNC Dummies for Routers (see below). The subtitle, CNC Basics, is an honest one. If you’re already ...