Best Practices for CNC Turning Plastic

The Best Practices for CNC Turning Plasti

Plastic is a versatile material that can be used in a variety of applications. It＊s lightweight, durable, and easy to work with, making it an ideal material for CNC turning. But there are some best practices for CNC turning plastic that you should follow to ensure your end product is as perfect as possible

To start, make sure the plastic is 100% safe to cut. To do this, check with the manufacturer of the plastic you＊re using to make sure it is rated as safe for use in CNC cutting machines. If you don＊t know how to do this check out our article on How to Determine if Your Plastic Can Be Cut by a CNC Machine

Next, find out what size tooling you will need for your finished project. If you aren＊t sure how big your final project is then here are some helpful tips on choosing the right tooling size

The size of your finished product will depend on how thick (or thin) it needs to be cut and what type of design it has (e.g., rounded corner). So if you have an idea of what thickness/width/depth you want to cut then choose smaller tool

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CNC Plastic Machining

CNC Machining Plastic Parts are widely used in all industries fields and most products around us in the world. And many plastic materials are suitable for machining processes.

Therefore, CNC machining plastic parts are important production way to make out plastic products.

Different plastics have different properties, with their low cost and multi-selecting reason, so CNC machining plastic parts are flexibly choose plastic materials for various functional products.

Different processing use different materials for its functional purpose. Normally we use ABS, PS, PC, Nylon, PEEK, PA, POM, etc. For plastic parts by CNC turning, milling, drilling; And apply finishing treatment on surface such as painting, powder coating, etc.

Benefits of CNC Plastic Machining

1/ Plastic materials have many series with different properties for different choice

2/ Plastic materials is soft, shape-keeping, and easy-cutting for CNC machining processes

3/ CNC machining plastic parts are light-weight for product using

4/ CNC machining plastic parts are non-conductive of electricity, supporting many non-conductive parts

5/ CNC machining plastic parts are flexible to change the shape, benefiting the prototyping time and cost

6/ Plastic parts material supporting recycle collecting, material renewal benefits the burden of world

Common Materials Code of CNC Machining plastic

Plastic Series	Workable Processes	Surface Finishing for plastic Parts	Materials Code
	CNC Turning, CNC Milling, CNC Drilling, Molding, Injection, etc.	Painting, Blasting, Grinding, Powder, ect.	ABS
			HDPE / LDPE
			Nylon
			POM
			PEEK
			PMMA
			PTFE
			Polycarbonate
			Polystyrene
			other more Plastics

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We mostly provide CNC Turning, Milling, Drilling, Grinding, and Multi Machining processes service on various materials.
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