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I am looking at buying a smithy 1240 cnc mill and have a couple questions. It will most likely be the full package with their controller as money is not a big issue.

-Will it work alright with...

Hunty....Try taking a couple thou with finish cut, climb milling with decent feed as others have said. I have improved finish on aluminum by spraying with WD 40 first but u need to have a bit of...

Collet set is very handy for handling a variety of tool shank sizes as you tool up for this machine and will nicely hold a straight shank jacobs chuck for drilling. The drawback of it is that it...

I did not have a problem doing blind hole in aluminum with broach but solved the problem on a steel part by using a small woodruff cutter to cut a 1/8 " wide crescent shaped relief at the end of the...

I personally do not use coated end mills/drills and such. In some cases they offer a bit of resistance to abrasive materials but as a good friend of mine informed me(who works as a tool...

I started as an apprentice 25 years ago in a 10 man shop and was a sponge for everything i seen and heard. The old timers there gave me their insights and tricks and didnt have a need to "protect"...

The removal of material in the blind hole can be done by broaching using a single tooth custom broaching tool...I have done similar jobs in aluminum by mounting the part in a lathe chuck, locking...

First of all I would recomend a 2 flute hss endmill with an off center grind on the bottom. This can be plunged much like a drill without chatter. the niagara 4 flute is great for removing material...