Hi guys,
Recently I received my 6050 3W blue laser engraver. Its main purpose is to help me with LED PCB prototyping. It will mostly cut out single use stencils for solder. And also burn out solder...
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Hi guys,
Recently I received my 6050 3W blue laser engraver. Its main purpose is to help me with LED PCB prototyping. It will mostly cut out single use stencils for solder. And also burn out solder...
I was probably a bit too quick to celebrate :)
Today after 3 more hours of cutting, the endmill broke again. This time however there was a visible wear on the tool. I guess that is the most that...
As I need to repeat almost the same cut on the other side, I'll try to speed things up by using an 8mm endmill for the triangle shapes.
Also The crabide 6mm mills that I have ordered should arrive...
Just little update.
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After a few more tool breakages, I not only altered the tool path, but lowered the rpm/feed and depth/stepover. You can see that the cut looks much better on...
Well guys, I found the problem. It is tool deflection, but it was hard to notice it initially
Today I started cutting and broke the mill on the 8th minute. Changed it, continued cutting for another...
@Dharmic, yes Ethanol is much more expensive. But I'm going to get only a small bottle of it just for the test. When mixed 1:20 with water it should give me plenty of fluid until Monday. The places...
Well, seems like I'll do some testing these days. I'll get some ethanol from the pharmacy tomorrow for the test. On Monday I'll obtain both lamp oil and methylated spirits and I'll mess around with...
I am using a single nozzle too. I was thinking about adding a second one (I had ordered a second one as spare) with just air no coolant fluid.
And yes, whenever the end mill goes deeper, the stock...
I am using Inventor Professional 2015, but I am using standard pocket clearing, as the Adaptive option takes too long to compute and too long to cut. I know the Adaptive strategy will increase the...
Hi guys,
I've been self educating myself on CNC milling for the last year or so. Up to now I have milled mainly Plywood and MDF. Started experimenting with aluminum just recently. Today I started...
Well I still haven't done the molds for foam expansion. But as I said, I have plenty of to time for this.
As for the parts I'm about to cast, various holders, flanges etc.
I would also try casting...
Sure thing, here you go :)
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Gasifiable-patterns-castings-polymeric-resin-EPS_60582005254.html?spm=a2700.7724838.0.0.xZ8PO7&s=p
Alibaba of course. You can...
Hi folks,
I am thinking of stepping up my lost foam casting. Standard packaging and insulation foam gives a pretty crappy finish of my parts, so I have researched how professional grade lost foam...
I do agree, Ian. I do not wish to argue, first because I am a total noob at this, secondly because whenever I brag, karma punishes me :)
So if I continue explaining how highly unlikely the steam...
You are right of course. I forgot to mention that this applies to sand castings. When it comes down to permanent molds, it is a completely different story.
It is important to understand the...
Well... It will be kind of hard to anyone to give you any suggestions, unless you post complete details about your current process.
for 50 pcs. of standard sized house numbers, with a different number on each. I would consider obtaining a slab/sheet of aluminum/brass/bronze and milling them in a single operation
For 50 identical...
I am new to this just as you. So far I've done 2 pours, not very successful.
I did research the whole thing thoroughly. I've read that steam explosion is highly unlikely when it comes down to...
Hi guys,
For those of you who don't want to read the whole thing... I need to find a supplier for a small quantity of organophilic bentonite within the EU (preferably in Germany, or the UK while...
Hi folks,
Is there a way to manually move the Y and A (slaved to Y) axis each on its own?
That will be very useful for gantry alignment, as currently I have to manually loosen the nut of the...
Hi Guys,
I am looking for a way to make Mach 3 do a very specific thing.
First of all I want to use a USB microscope to find my XY zero point, and a Z-probe just like in this blog post:...
Hi Jamie,
Thanks for your reply. According to the guy who sold me the machine, it should handle aluminum if mist cooling is added (alternatively I could be spraying some oil by hand).
Anyways I...
Hi,
I've encountered such a problem, when switching my software for toolpath generating.
My first ever attempts at router milling had toolpaths generated by all sorts of free softwares, and there...
Hello,
My name's Martin, I'm new here.
I am new to CNC machining. I've been gradually learning to use a custom built CNC router for the past few months. The machine is pretty low-end. I am now...