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Milling Aluminum update
"Tom Gardner" wrote:
Thanks for the help! A climb feed with a bit of cutting fluid at high speed and the finished cuts are free of welded swarf and the finish looks professional. I'll post pix of the assemblies before they get too dirty...provided they work right. The prototype works but we all know that doesn't count for much. Damn, I love Aluminum! Glad that your project is working. When I roughed out my indicator base out of aluminum I pulled out my little slipstick for speeds and for carbide tooling it it listed surface speed per minute as max. My only concern was just how deep to bury the inserted cutter. Did your bridgeport feel like it was on steroids? Wes |
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"Wes" wrote in message ... "Tom Gardner" wrote: Thanks for the help! A climb feed with a bit of cutting fluid at high speed and the finished cuts are free of welded swarf and the finish looks professional. I'll post pix of the assemblies before they get too dirty...provided they work right. The prototype works but we all know that doesn't count for much. Damn, I love Aluminum! Glad that your project is working. When I roughed out my indicator base out of aluminum I pulled out my little slipstick for speeds and for carbide tooling it it listed surface speed per minute as max. My only concern was just how deep to bury the inserted cutter. Did your bridgeport feel like it was on steroids? Wes Since I bought this new one last year, we are still getting to know each other. There are some things I don't like. It makes no noise, my old one "spoke" to me. It has no character, I haven't found the "edge" yet. It doesn't provoke the feeling of accomplishment when I finish an operation, it just does the work and kind of says: "Ho-hum, is that the best you got?" I had to learn how to make drawings differently with the DRO in mind. I had to learn how to mill all over again as the new BP is absolutely perfect and now an operation takes a quarter of the time so planning a milling session is crucial to taking advantage of the increase in productivity. |
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Milling Aluminum update
"Tom Gardner" wrote:
Since I bought this new one last year, we are still getting to know each other. There are some things I don't like. It makes no noise, my old one "spoke" to me. It has no character, I haven't found the "edge" yet. It doesn't provoke the feeling of accomplishment when I finish an operation, it just does the work and kind of says: "Ho-hum, is that the best you got?" I had to learn how to make drawings differently with the DRO in mind. I had to learn how to mill all over again as the new BP is absolutely perfect and now an operation takes a quarter of the time so planning a milling session is crucial to taking advantage of the increase in productivity. We should have your problems I've worked off of dials many time but never cared for it. DRO's are the way to go. I find baseline / ordinate dimensioning seems to work best. I bet the old timers that used indicators and buttons liked a different dimensioning style drawn by someone that understood their workflow. Wes Wes |
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Milling Aluminum update
Thanks for the help! A climb feed with a bit of cutting fluid at high speed
and the finished cuts are free of welded swarf and the finish looks professional. I'll post pix of the assemblies before they get too dirty...provided they work right. The prototype works but we all know that doesn't count for much. Damn, I love Aluminum! |
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Milling Aluminum update
Tom Gardner wrote:
Since I bought this new one last year... It makes no noise, my old one "spoke" to me. My old Delta Rockwell 21-100 vertical mill, when cutting Aluminum, squeals like a stuck pig. When cutting steel, it can only make a pound chips per hour, and shakes like Elvis. My old mill speaks to me, and says, "Buy a new mill, you old cheapskate!" |
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Milling Aluminum update
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When I roughed out my indicator base out of aluminum I pulled out my little slipstick for speeds and for carbide tooling it it listed surface speed per minute as max. My only concern was just how deep to bury the inserted cutter. I was milling some 6061 Friday, 13/16" 4-flute hss EM, well used Deckel FP3, taking 20 mm depth of cut, 3 mm step over when climbing, 4 - 5 mm on the conventional pass, 1250 rpm, 250 mm/min Feed. It wasn't complaining too badly. When you get too heavy of a step-over on a deep cut, it will start squalling. -- Anthony You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make better idiots. Remove sp to reply via email |
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