Can a small mill divide and conquer bigger problems? | | I want to make an aluminum mold for hand layup of carbon fiber boomerangs (see attached picture). A friend machined one for me on an industrial CNC mill, but I would like to do this myself with a small CNC-converted mill, if possible.
The machined cavity is only .055" at the deepest, but the shape is too large for a small mill to handle in a single operation. Is it possible to divide and conquer such a task?
The "long" arm of the boomerang is about 12.5", the short arm is about 8", and the cavity surface doesn't have a flat spot on it. Is this possible on a small mill conversion, or am I dreaming?
Thanks, Carl |