Material Pricing: Due to the nature of the machine and how each type of material must be calibrated precisely, bendable material must be purchased from the UTSOA available stock.
6' length of 1/8" steel: $3.00
6' length of 1/8" aluminum: $3.50
6' length of 1/8" stainless steel: $5
6' length of 1/8" brass: $6.25Please see /wiki/spaces/SOAdigitech/pages/75236030 for more information on available materials.
Limitations:
- The CNC wire bender can only accept 2D bending projects. This means that if you plan to create a final project that is 3-dimensional, it must be composed of separate bends/pieces that are 2-dimensional and will be connected together at the end of your fabrication process. This can be accomplished through purchased pre-made connectors or soldering after bending.
- If the total length of one continuous piece of your project is more than approximately 63", it will need to be separated into two different bends. The machine must never feed the wire farther than the first feeding wheel, or your bend will not process. This means you should always leave the an extra 9" of wire unbent and attached to the back of your model piece; never trim the wire to exact size of your piece until after bending is complete!
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