Author: MBcreates

CNC Router

Milling Aluminium Bottle Openers CNC 6040 Router

MBcreates

August 23, 2023

In this video I’m Milling an Aluminium Bottle Openers on my CNC 6040 Router. I wanted a good vice for my CNC Router for a long time but it took me a while to find one that was small enough to fit on my machine.

Affiliate links to the end mills:

Tool 1: ⅛ inch 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DyEE
Tool 2: 4 mm 3 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DPXZ
Tool 3: 5 mm 3 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DPXZ
Tool 4: 4 mm 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2N1KYb2
Tool 5: 4 mm 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2SxnT6g
Tool 6: 6 mm 2 flute chamfer: http://bit.ly/2tmihfX

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This are the affiliate links with discount coupons to products used in this video:

Heavy Duty Drill Press Vice Bench Clamp Woodworking Drilling Machine:http://bit.ly/2ohvRPj (10% OFF Coupon:Elec)
Double Face Rubber Hammer:http://bit.ly/2ojjgLr (10% OFF Coupon:Elec)
precision steel parallel:http://bit.ly/2BVUtXG
Double Flute Spiral End Mill Set :http://bit.ly/2LAf2Zf
Ball Nose End Mills:http://bit.ly/2PNjozd
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Using a vice, instead of the t slot clamps that come with the CNC 6040 router, has some benefits. I want to test some face milling on Aluminium in the future so having a fixture that leaves the top surface without obstacles is necessary.

The double flute carbide end mills that I used work reasonably well on Aluminium. In a small test cut I did before this video I got even a nice surface finish on the sides of the opener. Unfortunately I made a mistake by mounting the vice in the middle of the table. the flexing of the gauntry and the machine bed is the worst in this position. Like you can see in the video, the surface finish is pretty bad because these vibrations. I will make another video of these end mills because I think they have a good price quality ratio for everyone that starts with a cheap router like the CNC 6040.

I’m thinking of keeping this beer opener design as a test workpiece for every new end mill I’m going to test on the CNC 6040 Router. They don’t take too long and the need several milling operations (face milling, pocket, contour, engraving and chamfer edge)

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Six low budget end mills for aluminium:
Tool 1: ⅛ inch 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DyEE
Tool 2: 4 mm 3 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DPXZ
Tool 3: 5 mm 3 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DPXZ
Tool 4: 4 mm 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2N1KYb2
Tool 5: 4 mm 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2SxnT6g
Tool 6: 6 mm 2 flute chamfer: http://bit.ly/2tmihfX
Test video with Feeds and Speeds: https://youtu.be/M-1dYJWh3rw

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First song
Me 2 (Feat. Julian Avila) by LAKEY INSPIRED https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired
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Fresh Start by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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Perfect beginner end mills for Aluminium (CNC Router)

MBcreates

February 3, 2023

In this video I’ll test six low budget end mills for milling aluminium on a CNC router.

Affiliate links to the end mills:

(Tool 1 3:00 Tool 2 7:17 Tool 3 11:50 Tool 4 12:48 Tool 5 14:40 Tool 6 15:36)

Blogpost, tool library and fusion files: http://bit.ly/2BzwQ4B

After many hours of doing tests with cutting aluminium on my CNC router I reached a high enough skill level that that almost all of my operations succeed. Getting to this point has resulted in many broken end mills. Lately I am investing in high quality tooling to get even better performance when milling aluminium on my CNC 6040 router. The low budget tools that I used for all the testing where in the $0,50 to $5 dollar price range. The high quality tools that I recently added to my collection cost $35 or more. I have changed my work approach to prevent these expensive tools from breaking.

The main cause of tool damage is a mistake in the g-code. Testing new CAM settings, materials or workholding are still activities with a high chance of a mistake.The first part of my new work approach is that I only use the expensive tools on operations that I’ve tested with the low budget tools. The second change is the implementation of the fusion 360 CAM templates. With these templates it’s possible to save CAM operations that have work well. When starting on a new workpiece you can just regreate the operation on the new workpiece. With the use of the templates the chance of making a mistake is very small.

In this first end mill test video I selected six tools that were super cheap but still good enough to cut 6060 Aluminum on my CNC 6040 router. In future video’s I would like to test more end mills both in the low budget category (below $5) and the medium to high priced tooling.

Do you have suggestion on end mills I should test in my next video? Please leave a comment in the comment section below.

Affiliate links to the end mills:

music credits:

first track:
50 $tants (Instrumental Hip-Hop Beat) by Clapp&theBassPhysician https://soundcloud.com/clapandthebass…
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Buddha by Kontekst https://soundcloud.com/kontekstmusic
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50 $tants (Instrumental Hip-Hop Beat) by Clapp&theBassPhysician https://soundcloud.com/clapandthebass…
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Life Is by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg
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Hold On by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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Chill Soul Rap Instrumental by Nkato https://soundcloud.com/nkato
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seventh track:
Title: Parasail
Artist: Silent Partner

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In this video I’ll test six low budget end mills for milling aluminium on a CNC router. Affiliate links to the end mills: Tool 1: ⅛ inch 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DyEE Tool 2: 4 mm 3 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DPXZ Tool 3: 5 mm 3 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DPXZ Tool 4: 4 mm 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2N1KYb2 Tool 5: 4 mm 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2SxnT6g Tool 6:

Metal CNC Machine

CNC 6040 Router – Unboxing, Assembly and First Cuts – AWESOME MACHINE!!!

MBcreates

January 12, 2023

After a long period of searching I finally decided to buy this CNC 6040 Router. There are many good options with specific pros and cons, but in the end the(unbeatable) price/quality ratio of the CNC 6040 Router was for me the deciding factor.
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Six low budget end mills for aluminium:
Affiliate links:
Tool 1: ⅛ inch 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DyEE
Tool 2: 4 mm 3 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DPXZ
Tool 3: 5 mm 3 flute: http://bit.ly/2N2DPXZ
Tool 4: 4 mm 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2N1KYb2
Tool 5: 4 mm 2 flute: http://bit.ly/2SxnT6g
Tool 6: 6 mm 2 flute chamfer: http://bit.ly/2tmihfX
Test video with Feeds and Speeds: https://youtu.be/M-1dYJWh3rw

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The machine was purchased on ebay.uk and send from Germany to the Netherlands for £ 50. In two separate delivery’s I received the CNC 6040 Router within 5 days. The Chinese manufactures did an excellent job packaging the machine. Everything was protected by thick foam. All the moving parts where nicely greased up and the frame was protected with a anti corrosion substance.

Assembling the CNC 6040 Router can be done within an hour. Just a couple of bolts and some plug and play cables and you’re done. The overall build quality of the machine is pretty good. The base and gantry are very heavy.

Getting the CNC 6040 Router to work and making the first projects in this video took me a good 10 hours of study. I have a lot experience whit 3D printing and CAD designing so that gave me a big advantage. Understanding the Mach3 software, the different coordinate systems and generating g code from a CAD file can be a steep learning curve for someone without any technical experience.

After working with the CNC 6040 Router for a couple hours I can say I am happy with my investment. The only thing I don’t like is the aluminium extruded bed. This bed is not flat at all, so that has to be upgraded in the future.

Affiliate links to the end mills: