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Re:The Polar Bear – Open-Source, Multipurpose CNC Machine wi... by joshu on Thursday August 19, 2021 @07:56AM (#28232717)
no. anything that is strong enough to, say, CNC will also be very slow for 3d printing or laser. different processes demand different designs.
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Re:The Polar Bear – Open-Source, Multipurpose CNC Machine wi... by jjoonathan on Thursday August 19, 2021 @08:13AM (#28232822)
Depends on the price class, of course. If you spare no expense, you can employ lots of iron and lots of power to throw around the iron.

https://youtu.be/RcansEmVknA?t=150s

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Re:The Polar Bear – Open-Source, Multipurpose CNC Machine wi... by sbierwagen on Thursday August 19, 2021 @04:17PM (#28238817)
For context, that DMU50 mill is about $275,000 new.
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