Grainless materilal

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cncfan
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Grainless materilal

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I am looking for a material that can be cnc'ed and has little or no grain pattern.

Been searching but talking to people have come up empty handed
Need it to be 1/2 to 1 inch in thickness
Thanks for any suggestions.

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Re: Grainless materilal

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Depends what the end goal is. I use MDF, Apollo Magna (solid surface like Corian), high density surfboard type foam and many different type of recycled and non-recycled plastics. None of them have a grain but they all have different strengths and weaknesses.

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Re: Grainless materilal

Post by martin54 »

As Adrian has said you haven't given anywhere near enough detail, there are lots of different types of material that can be CNC machined, CNC machines are used in a wide range of industries with a wide range of materials.
More detail is really required to be able to figure out what type of material would be suitable for your application :lol: :lol: :lol:

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How about maple or basswood ?
Both cut well and have little grain pattern.

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Re: Grainless materilal

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Do you need it to be wood? What about HDU or PVC. Just wondering

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Re: Grainless materilal

Post by GeneMpls »

People who make counter tops always have sink cutouts they will part with- I love corian [and offbrands], machines well and can also be cut and engraved on a CO2 laser.

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