CNC Basecamp E017: Aluminum Milling Basics

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  • @WoodsmithShowandmagazine
    @WoodsmithShowandmagazine  ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You can find the accompanying article and downloads for this episode here: www.woodsmith.com/article/episode-017-aluminum-milling-basics/

  • @mjmccoy97
    @mjmccoy97 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Every once in a while when researching a technique for a project, you happen upon EXACTLY what you needed … and even a little bit more. Thanks for this 😊

  • @RoadsterLoverMedia
    @RoadsterLoverMedia ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for continuing this series. Cutting parts with a Router is on my short list.

  • @chestergt7765
    @chestergt7765 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy is so cool. Great video, great details.

  • @DavidM2002
    @DavidM2002 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I may have missed it but, what spindle RPM do you run for that 1/8" bit ? As for evacuation of the chips, I have a short length of large ( 2.5 inch ? ) Loc-Line which is mounted to the spindle so that it follows the cutter around the table with the business end about 2 inches from the cutter. The Loc-Line is attached to my shop router and cyclone extractor which is super effective. Since the vacuum has an outlet port, I connected that to a short length of the smallest Loc-Line which is also attached to the spindle mount and blows out the chips.

  • @whoisathome
    @whoisathome ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Chris. Loved your video and all the useful information you share. I've been a woodworker/guitar maker for forty-five plus years and owned a CNC for about fifteen. However, I have never really come to terms with routing aluminum. I have made a few attempts and the result was ok, but not great. I did make a couple of vacuum pods that worked really fine, but I switched to making them out of high pressure laminate instead simply because it is easier to machine. With the information you've provided I am now willing to give aluminum a second chance. The hide glue/MDF trick is a neat one; I've used it in the past with abalone and mother of pearl for making inlays. It works a charm. Thank you for a really good video. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Sweden. / Peter Bengtsson, master luthier

  • @swishpan
    @swishpan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very informative, today I made my first ever aluminium routing!

  • @KetterHomeImprovements
    @KetterHomeImprovements ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Such a great video. Would love to know what your RPM was during cutting.

    • @randysonnicksen9475
      @randysonnicksen9475 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      1850 RPM

    • @DavidM2002
      @DavidM2002 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@randysonnicksen9475 Sorry, but I highly doubt that. If that's the reading from the VFD then it may need a bit of reprogramming. It's been a few years since I set mine up but I do recall having to reprogram the readout. The best I could do was to get a readout that was a multiple of the actual RPM. If the reading is 1850 it may actually be 18,500.

    • @randysonnicksen9475
      @randysonnicksen9475 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@DavidM2002 Oops. I meant 18500

  • @wutangmaster357
    @wutangmaster357 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the mount for the VFD is it for sale on your site

  • @oswelds
    @oswelds 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A joy to watch

  • @rcbran
    @rcbran ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was hoping to see info or plans for the hacksaw mentioned near the beginning. Keep up the good content!

    • @WoodsmithShowandmagazine
      @WoodsmithShowandmagazine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The coping saw was featured in issue 262, August 2022, of Woodsmith magazine. It's a fun build. Thanks for your interest!

  • @knight2255
    @knight2255 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have a link to the 5/16" cutting length bit you used for this?

  • @TheTeller2012
    @TheTeller2012 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey. Where do you buy your metal plates?

  • @jameswadkins8082
    @jameswadkins8082 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am very curious about power of the motor on the cnc machine used in this project. I have yet to purchase a cnc as aluminum and 1/16th steel are the the primary materials I plan to work with.

  • @adisvatrenjak2829
    @adisvatrenjak2829 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi, one question
    how do you slow down machine on corners?

  • @johnk6847
    @johnk6847 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video. I am wanting to create aluminum stamping dies for heat transfer film. Sounds like 7075 aluminum would be best for this.

    • @WoodsmithShowandmagazine
      @WoodsmithShowandmagazine  ปีที่แล้ว

      It is interesting how the qualities of the alloys differ. Cost and availability has steered some of my choices as much as anything.

    • @skynet2966
      @skynet2966 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s exactly what I’m planning on doing! I’d appreciate any advice you could give me on this process. And how would you create a sharp interior angle with a round bit?

  • @wutangmaster357
    @wutangmaster357 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How did you mount the VFD to the CNC machine?

  • @mastermaker666
    @mastermaker666 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Annealing the alu before bending might be an idea as bending it without is likely to significantly reduce the strength of the metal....
    It's easy enough to do, rub some soap on one side and heat the other side until the soap turns black, the alu is now annealed and about as soft and stress free as you can make it...

    • @PDZ1122
      @PDZ1122 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because hanging a towel on that hook might exceed 60661T6 tensile strength, right? If you anneal 6061 you've turned into crappy mush. Yes, it will bend easier. It will also fail at about one third the load.

  • @kevinjalbert571
    @kevinjalbert571 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is your spindle speed?

  • @rpuy859
    @rpuy859 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello! What is the depth of each pass? Thanks

    • @whoisathome
      @whoisathome ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/BgQ8USf7FWM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=S5ycOxl9dvmFQXo-&t=331

  • @markbachman8321
    @markbachman8321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You did not mention RPM for the single flute bit??????

    • @WoodsmithShowandmagazine
      @WoodsmithShowandmagazine  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And I should have.....usually I run the 1/8" single flute bits at 18500 RPM and 3/16" or 1/4" bits at 1750RPm when working aluminum.

    • @markbachman8321
      @markbachman8321 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@WoodsmithShowandmagazine That is a broad range, 1750 to 18500? Which one is a typo?
      Thanks for the reply.

    • @kuek_kuek54
      @kuek_kuek54 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@markbachman8321 That would almost definitely be a typo. Having RPM that low would immediately break the bit. I use around 18000 RPM with around 6 passes, and it seems to be fine.

  • @glencrandall7051
    @glencrandall7051 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not quite ready for CNC yet. Maybe later 😀😀. . . .

  • @TheCNCDen
    @TheCNCDen ปีที่แล้ว

    Personally love 1050.

    • @WoodsmithShowandmagazine
      @WoodsmithShowandmagazine  ปีที่แล้ว

      I will give 1050 a try. Thanks for the recommendation!

    • @TheCNCDen
      @TheCNCDen ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WoodsmithShowandmagazine many will tell you it's very difficult to mill, it isn't, single flute bits are the solution, even better DLC coated or better and leave off the coolant/mist.

  • @elvalau288
    @elvalau288 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, you do a good job! We can supply the CNC cutter with the best price, no matter what materials. pls contact me if you need it, tks.

  • @PDZ1122
    @PDZ1122 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's amazing that most of these machines are used to make nothing but silly, useless junk. Like how 3D printers seem to make nothing but fake turds and tiny Yoda figurines. It's still useful information, don't get me wrong.

  • @tcurdt
    @tcurdt ปีที่แล้ว

    Making a good video and skimping on the metric conversion for literally the rest of the world - a shame. But thanks anyway.

    • @mkern2011
      @mkern2011 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Imagine watching someone sharing their knowledge and time with you, at no cost to you, and complaining that they didn't do enough work. You could have Googled the conversion in the time it took you to write your comment.

    • @tcurdt
      @tcurdt ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mkern2011 What part of "thanks" did you not understand?

    • @bryan__m
      @bryan__m ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tcurdtprobably the "shame" part