Post by rbryndza on Feb 16, 2013 23:01:00 GMT -5
First substantial cuts on a WD-1 after some tests with engraving - and facing up a spoil board...
It was .250 aluminum, don't remember the alloy (scrap), maybe 20204T3. Cutter was single flute .125, cuts were shallow at about .005, rpm was 24k and the feed I adjusted around 1ips so I don't know what I ended up at...at times I was at 120% so...
all worked very well, the only issue I had was getting the vacuum hose secured into a position that would not affect the Z axis while in a deep cut. This should just be a routing and clamping fix.
I don't plan on using the machine to mill .250 aluminum but it was nice to see that its capable.
Very happy with the results.
It was .250 aluminum, don't remember the alloy (scrap), maybe 20204T3. Cutter was single flute .125, cuts were shallow at about .005, rpm was 24k and the feed I adjusted around 1ips so I don't know what I ended up at...at times I was at 120% so...
all worked very well, the only issue I had was getting the vacuum hose secured into a position that would not affect the Z axis while in a deep cut. This should just be a routing and clamping fix.
I don't plan on using the machine to mill .250 aluminum but it was nice to see that its capable.
Very happy with the results.
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You're gonna put Snap-on out of business..