I guess I should have chosen a curvy part instead of this boring one… maybe the next time. Now some words about my search for a decent linux video editor. I did my previous video using OpenShot; It was a READ MORE
Tag: cutting
Learning the hard way
When I was a CNC girl, I thought things like “Once you make one, you can do thousands, easily!”, “Acetal is the perfect plastic for precision parts and cuts like butter!”. OMG I was so naive. Making these parts were READ MORE
Boring stuff
Currently I’m doing some modifications to my Sherline lathes in order to add a cover, very similar to the one on my cnc mill. This will result in a really big changes in the lathe look. I don’t feel comfortable READ MORE
Aluminum Sheet Cutting
My actual cutting parameters for aluminum sheet: Material: 1100 aluminum (I’ve cut 1mm and 2.5mm sheets) Feed: 600mm-min or 24IPM (I’ve used 800mm-min, but now I’m being conservative) End-mill: 4-flute 1.5mm carbide. I’ve used 2-flute and 3-flute; the more flutes, READ MORE
My first cnc part
I should say the hardest step in making this part was to press the start button (I’m a chicken). This 1mm sheet was held to a mdf plate using Carnauba; that seems to work nicely. Badly I made a mistake READ MORE
Preparing the first cnc cut
Up to this point I’ve worked in the lathe and the mill without worrying too much about speed and rpm calculation, trusting in my own experience and “feeling”, as a lot of hobbyists, I guess. Tooling wearing wasn’t ever an READ MORE
Broken
I use to do climb milling almost all the time, without any issue. Up to this day. Seems it’s widely known that climb milling can be dangerous if you have backlash in your machine. Well, this was not the case. READ MORE
Big fly cutter
Here is a very simple but highly useful accessory I made from a 13x13x40 mm block and a broken end mill. And here’s a 76x140mm flated surface. There was some vibration due to the unbalanced rotating mass, something that I READ MORE
Cutting Thick Stock
Soon I will need to cut some 1″x3″ aluminum bars. I know the right tools to cut thick aluminum bars and plates are things like this: But of course I can’t have these monsters into my small apartment. Some guys READ MORE
Something about Delrin
Here is a design of a telescopic cover for the Sherline lathe (please note this isn’t the full drawing). Why I need that? 1. Because I hate having to clean and lubricate the ways after every use. 2. Because all READ MORE