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The last picture I uploaded shows then aluminum bed, it's under a mdf spoiler but the ends stick out. Surprisingly the 30 x 30 inch .375 piece of...
Here is what my final settings are. I've now run them for about 25 hours of cutting with no chattering or broken bits. I'm getting very nice cuts....
To further fine tune things and try to reduce chatter I finally downloaded a feeds and speeds calculater here: CNCCookbook: Be a Better CNC'er I...
I might have to try that. I'm currently having an issue that seems to only happen when cutting on the far front. When doing .190" thick aluminum...
Reasons I've broken end mills while cutting aluminum: Unlevel material causing too deep of cut on 1 end Too small tabs on the work piece and it...
I ran into the issue you're trying to solve on my build: http://openbuilds.com/builds/c-beam-2-xlarge-cnc-router.4914/ I greatly improved it by...
I'm calling this the C-Beam 2XL since I doubled the cut area. Instead of the 500mm C-Beams for the Y axis I went with 1000mm C-beams and a larger...
I made a modification to my CNC to make it more rigid. My problem was on parts 1 end of the part would be higher than the other causing the end...
I haven't tried the misting part but the air spray works fine. You can unscrew that 8mm connector and it has 1/4" threads that fit a standard air...
I use this to blow the chips away: Amazon.com: Mist Coolant Lubrication Spray System For 8mm Air Pipe CNC Lathe Milling Drill: Home Improvement...
I figured out where my chatter came from. At some point I had slightly turned up my RPM on the router. I'm getting what I consider nice cuts...
I've cut hours worth over the last few days and the only bit I've broken was from the work piece moving because of incorrect tab settings. On...
Today I was doing some more cutting and got good results with a feed rate of 45 ipm and .01 depth of cut. I can push it more but I'm not sure how...
2540 steps per inch set in Mach3 800 steps per revolution set on the motor driver
Looking at my pieces. 15 ipm and .01 the edge cut was smooth like glass. The others have a slight rough edge.
I'm cutting .03 per step down into the material. Started at .01 and .02 and worked my testing up.
These are the what I'm using to cut: LMT Onsrud 63-610 Solid Carbide Upcut Spiral O Flute Cutting Tool, Inch, Uncoated (Bright) Finish, 22 Degree...
The lowest speed setting on the Dewalt DWP611 router. I'm new at this so I could be way off but I will say I was really nervous after reading...
mcbuilder22 published a new build: C-Beam 2XL CNC Router Read more about this build...
Does anyone have the Mach3 settings for this build? I'm using Mach3, Mach3 interface breakout and TB6600 motor drivers. I will be running in...
