Can You Cut Aluminum on a Desktop CNC?

Aluminum is strong, lightweight, corrosion resistant, and one of the easier metals to cut on a CNC so tackling this has been on our to do list for a while and we’re SO excited to incorporate this into more projects. Tools / materials we used are below! 👇
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6061 Aluminum
■ Yield Strength: 35,000 psi
■ Hardness: Brinell 95 (Soft)
■ Temper: T6 (Hardened)
■ Fabrication: Heat Treated
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