Category: CNC

Used a two flute 1/4″ helix-shaped hss cutter which may have been a bit dull. The feed was very slow and the job shown above took 2.5 hours to complete

Ramblin Rollers sign V1 There was a lot of tearout on the first try so we lowered the feed rate quite a bit and also realized that on the first cut we were using an upcut bit rather than the desired downcut bit.   With a slower feed rate and a downcut bit the results… Continue reading CNC notes

Nathan RJ’s settings and results.  A feed rate of 1 inch per second worked well.   Diego changed the feed rate to 150 inches per minute and it cut just as smoothly and the chips look better:   john.oliver@shopbottools.com 12:11 PM (15 minutes ago) to me, support Good Afternoon Joe, I just talked to Matt, and… Continue reading Nathan RJ and Diego’s CNC projects 8/17/2016