Above: An adaptable CNC work-holding fixture utilizing ferrofluid and a magnetic array to hold a thin-walled part for precision machining. One challenge facing the manufacturing industry is the time ...

A fixture for holding a glass plate was also needed, but [Peter] quickly fabricated one out of acrylic. Cutting glass with a CNC is something ... he’s still milling holes and slots in glass.

The Nomad CNC mill fixes these problems ... a tool length probe, and a few included fixtures that make two-sided machining – the kind you need it you’re going to machine a two-layer PCB ...