The misadventures of a Wells-Index 860C

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(07-09-2012, 09:50 PM)ETC57 Wrote: You animal Ron,

Jerry.

I'm excited! At this rate I may make back my "investment" by the next millenium. Woo hoo! My wife will be so proud.

(07-10-2012, 02:49 AM)DaveH Wrote: Ron,
They break it, you mend it

Nice bit of milling

DaveH

Thanks. That's pretty much how my life works. I come home each night to see what "new" project I have sitting on my counter to repair.

(07-10-2012, 07:40 AM)Mayhem Wrote: How many flutes does the end mill have that you used Ron? Two flute end mills are best suited to aluminium, as these provide better chip control and are less likely to choke up.

Yeah, I know that using a 4-flute wasn't "optimal" but it's all I had on hand. I'm hoping that it will just be a matter of time until I get a better "feel" for what combination of depth of cut, feed rate, rpm, and end mill type is appropriate for a particular material and cut. I've looked at all the charts until I'm cross-eyed so now it's a matter of starting to apply it.

"A man's got to know his (tools') limitations." - D. Harry

-Ron