# Machning
**URL:** https://forum.formlabs.com/t/machning/22806
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 28, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/machning/22806 "2019-03-28T20:44:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Munty](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Munty)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/machning/22806/1 "2019-03-28T20:44:25Z")
Hi folks.
The resins I’ve tried so far seem to carve, sand and generally post process quite easily. Has anyone tried machining these resins? Milling, turning etc?
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### Author:  [@fantasy2](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/fantasy2)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/machning/22806/2 "2019-03-29T08:00:24Z")
As long as you’re careful, it should be fine. Threat it like you’re machining acrylic.
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### Author:  [@Munty](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Munty)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2019, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/machning/22806/3 "2019-04-02T10:58:25Z")
I’ve not bolted any into any big machinery yet, but it certainly drills nicely. Not so much tapping, it kind of micro splinters which makes threads a little unforgiving, at low sizes anyway, I wouldn’t want to rely on anything lower than an M4 thread. But I’ve only tried a couple of the tougher resins so far, softer may tab better, but probably wont machine as well. Lots of tinkering to be done. (Smiley face!)
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### Author:  [@JohnHue](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/JohnHue)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/machning/22806/4 "2019-04-02T14:31:26Z")
For threads you should try before post-curing, most resins are much less brittle at that stage and can cope with threading much better,