Quote Originally Posted by EddyCurrent View Post

With regard to aluminium, I thought I might do some cutting of this myself but when you consider the requirements for lubrication/coolant, a wood cutting router just does not have the appropriate bed arrangement.
You might want to think about that in your design before starting the build i.e. an aluminium T slot bed might be a better alternative.
One of the best ways to cut aluminum is to use old fridge compressor that blows cheap airbrush that spays mist of alcohol at the cutter. The mist evaporates instantly and leaves everything dry and cool. So coolant is not a problem.