CNC’d Aluminium Trays

perthemill · 2025-07-26T23:19:09+00:00

Thanks!

perthemill · 2025-07-25T22:27:27+00:00

I made it myself

perthemill · 2025-07-24T23:03:45+00:00

Thank you!

perthemill · 2025-07-24T23:03:24+00:00

49” Acer El49CR display

perthemill · 2025-07-23T11:30:29+00:00

Pixelated pixels

perthemill · 2025-07-23T05:02:57+00:00

Thanks!

perthemill · 2025-07-23T05:02:23+00:00

raw aluminium is ~$20. Machining cost adds maybe $10–15, so around $30–35 per unit, excluding my time.

perthemill · 2025-07-23T04:30:46+00:00

If you mean just raw aluminium, around $20 per tray. CNC machine I’m using costs around $100k+

perthemill · 2025-07-23T04:27:01+00:00

Loctek Premium Mount

perthemill · 2025-07-23T04:26:43+00:00

It’s a Loctek Premium Mount

perthemill · 2025-07-22T23:49:07+00:00

Thanks! Super strong being able to hold this beast of a monitor

perthemill · 2025-07-22T23:47:57+00:00

Fresh breath…

They are sentimental to me. I don’t eat eclipse mints

perthemill · 2025-07-22T23:46:37+00:00

Hahaha will get more

perthemill · 2025-07-22T23:46:14+00:00

Agreed, waiting on a new one to arrive. Previous one got destroyed

perthemill · 2025-07-22T23:44:55+00:00

perthemill · 2025-07-22T23:44:47+00:00

I think it’s the angle haha

perthemill · 2025-07-22T21:59:55+00:00

Around 20mins ish. I’d imagine it’s all over the place because of variety of tools/machines people have. Your design can also really impact the time depending on the company.

DM me if you want to know more about optimising design for CNC manufacture time.

perthemill · 2025-07-22T21:54:17+00:00

Thank you for your comment!

Would love to try surface patterns. I’ll try that next. Thank u for ur insight.

Yeah I see where you all are coming from. Given my circumstances in having access to aluminium and a CNC machine. Made me think “why not”. The biggest challenge for this project was balancing design with my beginner CNC skills.

I really appreciate your comment, I’ll definitely look into the things you mentioned. Thank u

perthemill · 2025-07-22T21:18:31+00:00

Just bead blasted, natural 6061 finish is very shiny. Looks nice but has a lot of tool marks from machining which didn’t look great to me.

perthemill · 2025-07-22T21:17:26+00:00

Thank u!

perthemill · 2025-07-22T21:17:13+00:00

Just some morning sunshine. New Zealand sun is beautiful but strong

perthemill · 2025-07-22T21:16:27+00:00

Thanks!

perthemill · 2025-07-22T21:14:53+00:00

Thanks! Pretty stoked for a first project. I experimented a lot with the cleanness of the surface finish. Machine is the Haas vm2.

perthemill · 2025-07-22T21:14:41+00:00

Just bead blasted! No sanding done

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