Looking for a fellow hobby/machinist in the Crestview-FWB area who does not mind occasional questions and enjoys teaching.
I have my own Benchtop cnc mill, manual lathe, drill press and 3d...
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Looking for a fellow hobby/machinist in the Crestview-FWB area who does not mind occasional questions and enjoys teaching.
I have my own Benchtop cnc mill, manual lathe, drill press and 3d...
By slots, you mean that the cutter is encountering raw material on 60% or more of the cutter's circumference. So, in the case of a slot I might be better off with a cutter that is significantly...
Thanks, Andrew! I ordered some China endmills to start off with. They are 3-flute though, not 2. They are center cutting, however.
Sorry, I meant Cobalt shanks.
Arizona,
So a 10 pack for around $15 on eBay ought to get me started? Square bottom, since the part and cuts are rather square, and I am not yet going for nice smooth edges (I can debur via sand...
After pondering everone's input and looking at other options and methods on the net, I think you are right. I think I will approach this as a two or three stage process...
Step 1> Cut a...
So I have been finding out. As mentioned previously, for years I was exposed to PCB manufacturing, where pinning was used. The router (Gcode) programs contained a pinning drill tool as the first...
Thanks guys, that's exactly what I was looking for!
Andrew, so what you mean by "light" cuts is for the tool to take shallow bites in each pass? I take it this means I might not need to buy...
BTW, I submitted a similar post in the benchtop forum...
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/benchtop_machines/145566-newbie_benchtop_cnc_trying_get.html#post1054201
That thread is probably the best...
Here is a screenshot, with rough dims of the model (see attachment). I figured with the .16 slots, I could use a 1/8" flat endmill. The machine currently has a 1/8" shaft collet/holder. The...
Hi all,
I am involved with Scale RC aircraft and have recently come into possession of a Roland MDX-15 Bench top 3D mill. I intend on using it for aluminum to cut parts and also to cut master...
Hi all,
I am sorta new to Bench top CNC milling. I have done CNC CAD work in the past, so I'm good there and I understand basic milling concepts. But what I am lacking in is the actual hands on...