Imagine what Michelangelo could have done with a 5-axis CNC machine!

5-Axis Configuration GraphicThis is a nice article by Ian Wright posted on Engineering.com

The above header is our favorite line of the article and so true

It might sound odd, but if the Renaissance artist could have traded his hammer and chisel for a computer numerical control (CNC) and the right machine tools, we could have had thousands of statues of David carved from a host of different materials.

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