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Can It Mill Aluminium?

A project log for Desktop CNC Mill

A small CNC mill using a Dremel and as much stuff as possible from the local hardware store.

deadpangolddeadpangold 01/15/2026 at 23:250 Comments

I spent today testing if this CNC-Dremel could mill aluminium. Specifically I'd like to mill (instead of hand file) these odd shaped holes that are needed in front-panels of electronics enclosures. 

I'm trying terminal posts first - two slightly different sizes. 

  1. Good smaller fit. 
  2. Too big. 
  3. Clamping failed. 
  4. Good larger fit.



On the positive side: No tedious filing. On the negative side: Each hole takes almost an hour. 

It's do-able but I can tell that the forces are almost too much.

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