Cutting 1/2" Aluminum halo lit signs with Carveco Maker and Onefinity CNC Elite Foreman

Here is a video of how I have been making halo lit aluminum signage for over a decade in high end commercials settings. These Onefinity Elite Series machines are pretty light duty for commercial applications with thicker aluminum but can still produce quality product. I do the roughing with a 6mm bit and finish with a 1/8" bit which I buy from AliExpress.
I had never used any Carveco software before this but it is just rebranded artcam. I used for years at a place I was employed so its like muscle memory to me. Nowadays I prefer vectric for a few reasons but the elite series came with a free year Carveco Maker so I am using it for now.
**I forgot to mention I changed the motors settings for the finishing passes to 4000 step from the stock 400 steps, without doing this the edge finish looks like trash. More on this in a coming video**
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[@Cobalt_Tree]

Nice job with cutting the aluminum. It’s nice to see what the machine is capable of.

[@ericbuzz]

Thanks for the comment. While the machine is capable of getting a good finish, the motor resolution needs to be increased quite a bit sacrificing torque.

[@chrishayes5755]

really high end work, well done.

[@ericbuzz]

Thanks a lot!

[@YuriBezmeov]

Excellent Video... Great work and great design.... I tried cutting Aluminum and it was a disaster. I will try again after watching this. I'm wondering if the quality of aluminum matters. Thanks again

[@ericbuzz]

Thanks for the reply, make sure you use single flute "spiral O" style bits. Don't those traditional 2 flute endmills.

[@YuriBezmeov]

@@ericbuzz Appreciate that info... I'll give it another shot . thank you

[@stevestoncreative]

Awesome video! Just subbed to your channel. We're waiting for our Onefinity Elite to arrive and we definitely want to experiment with aluminum.

[@ericbuzz]

Awesome! Thank you! I am also located in richmond for the time being.

[@stevestoncreative]

@@ericbuzz Awesome! We relocated from Steveston to Victoria in 2022, but we're keeping the name Steveston Creative.

[@ericbuzz]

@@stevestoncreative oh yeah, I'm leaving the area this later this year but heading east to a different province.

[@OnefinityCNC]

Great video! Turned out fantastic!

[@ericbuzz]

Yay, thank you!

[@Ricky-kq3of]

Good day, did you see any drop in torque from 400 to 4000 motor resolution ?

[@ericbuzz]

I did not notice drop in torque but i don't know about the longevity. I have actually removed them already and I am in the process of swapping in 400w AC Servos. In my opinion they are too weak but i think most users are completely happy with them. My problem is i have been running commercial machines over 2 decades so there is no way i was ever going to be happy with steppers motors.