For the sake of my sanity, I have to get this off my chest: I know that niche internet communities develop their own meanings for terms, but for the love of all things holy: the letters CNC stand for Computer Numerical Control. CNC came after NC which means Numerical Control. An NC machine is one which is operated by a human where the human can read numbers off the control wheels to cut parts accurately. As you’ve probably already guessed, adding “computer” in front of NC to make CNC means that we’ve replaced the human with a computer. Every part of every rep made by factories, workshops, and modders is made on a CNC machine. Nobody is making parts for reps on a hand operated machine. Everything is CNC. Everything. EVERYTHING!!!
Ok… now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, I will accept that what people mean by CNC in the context of this community in general and this thread specifically is “expensive and not mass produced”.
Sign… I wish we could use a term like “custom” or “artisan” or “small run” instead. Or maybe give the name of the producer (if known), like we do for dials (aka buff, RB, etc).
Ok… now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, I will accept that what people mean by CNC in the context of this community in general and this thread specifically is “expensive and not mass produced”.
Sign… I wish we could use a term like “custom” or “artisan” or “small run” instead. Or maybe give the name of the producer (if known), like we do for dials (aka buff, RB, etc).
