Milling metal - looking for example projects

[Earwigger]

Seems like yesterday but… I guess it was two years ago! Tthis is what got me started on my journey. @EricDobroveanu was an inspiration :

Aluminum Paintball Trigger Plate(s) - Cut and Anodized

One of the first things I wanted to crank out with the X Carve are some trigger plates for a few paintball guns I have. These are always made of aluminum (or steel), I chose 6061-T6 aluminum. The shape is a 2D profile and 3 pockets, not overly complicated. My X Carve is a 500mm x 500mm with NEMA 23’s and a dw660. Heres my first attempt at cutting a trigger plate from aluminum. There is only 1 pocket in the version because it was more of a proof on concept than a final product (I’m still pre…