New to CNC

[Britannicus1]

I have been looking at CNC for a bit now, but a total newbie.

I have on order a 3020T (200W) which I hope will fit my needs, for a relatively compact hobby machine to cut thin ply, PCB and acrylic in the main.

For my first project I've been asked to cut some gaming pieces for an obscure game from the middle ages "rithmomachia" the pieces are triangles, squares and circles with a range of number engraved on them (see pic)



I plan on using Acrylic for the pieces, though I'm also toying with casting Pewter pieces and then engraving the numbers on them - would a 3020T cut soft white metal pewter ?

Secondly I'm hoping to Use Sketchup pro 2018 for my designs and SketchUcam to convert this into G code. I've no real experience with either of these (I've dabbled with the Sketchup and watched a few Yuotubes and that's about it!).

Would love to have and advice, pointers and help that can support me in this new venture.

Later on I hope to cut some PCB's