Hi! I am wondering if anyone on the forum is using the Longmill or the Altmill for EVA orthotics manufacturing? I am in the process of opening my own orthotics clinic and looking at CNC marketed for orthotics are $$$ where I think the Altmill would do just fine and probably the Longmill as well when all I would be milling would be EVA foam and Pink insulation foam.
I’m guessing that most CNCs would be adequate. Probably depends on how fast you want it to carve, how much time you want to spend troubleshooting when things go wrong, and the duty cycle you can expect.
If orthotics means only shoe insoles and similar sized items, you might want to contact Sienci to see what their plans are for the Small Altmill (Sm-AltMill). I imagine even the 2x4 Altmill would be too big.
How do you generate the models to carve? A 3D scanner that creates an STL file?
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Yes, 3d scanner into CAD/CAM software, size wise the 2x4 looks very interesting, an EVA block is about 12"x15" my goal would be to have multiple blocks at the time.
I don’t know much about different kinds of foam but I know some users create signs with foam.
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