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CNC Robotics

Router

The router is the most powerful of the tool s I w ill use w ith th e CNC
machine and is well suited for larger projects that require the
removal of a lot of material. One of the most obvious uses for the
CNC machine with a router is sign makin g. The simplest sign con -
sists of words and nu mbers and is routed along the pat h to w hich
the font plots. like the sign in Figure 12.23.

Figure 12.23
Simple sign.
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This example was routed J/ 8 inch deep and the overall size of the
sign is J 2 X 50 inches. The tallest letter is the G. standing 9-1 /2
inches. as depicted in Figure 12.24.

Figure 12.24
Tallest letter.

J painted the rou ted por tion orange and didn 't worry abo ut getting
th e paint on the top of the board. After the paint dried, I sanded

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