In this video I’m going mill a printed circuit board. Something that I wanted to try for quite some time now. It’s milling a PCB. And yes, it’s Windows only.
Parts for making your own CNC machine.
Stepper drivers:
http://www.dx.com/p/geeetech-stepstick-drv8825-stepper-motor-driver-carrier-reprap-4-layer-pcb-heat-sink-purple-366006?Utm_rid=78761898&Utm_source=affiliate
In this video I’m going mill a printed circuit board. Something that I wanted to try for quite some time now. It’s milling a PCB. And yes, it’s Windows only. Parts for making your own CNC machine. Stepper drivers: http://www.dx.com/p/geeetech-stepstick-drv8825-stepper-motor-driver-carrier-reprap-4-layer-pcb-heat-sink-purple-366006?Utm_rid=78761898&Utm_source=affiliate Stepper motors: http://www.dx.com/p/geeetech-1-8-degree-nema-14-35-byghw-stepper-motor-for-3d-printer-black-386069?Utm_rid=78761898&Utm_source=affiliate Arduino Uno: http://www.dx.com/p/uno-r3-development-board-microcontroller-mega328p-atmega16u2-compat-for-arduino-blue-black-215600?Utm_rid=78761898&Utm_source=affiliate How to connect the drivers to the motors and Arduino: https://www.pololu.com/product/2133 PCB-GCODE: http://pcbgcode.org/ Estlcam:
In this video we start the DIY CNC Plasma Cutter Build. Need Material? Use Online Metals(best source for most materials): http://onlinemetalspartners.go2cloud.org/SF5d Website: http://www.mojomanufacturing.com/ Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mojomfg/ Check out our Instagram at: mojo.mfg – https://www.instagram.com/mojo.mfg/ Music: [No Copyright Music] Longing – Joakim Karud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSL0sGLTgLQ https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud/longing Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXqGTx2cjUYAZZzSpywYAg Email me at: [email protected] source
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:
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
music credits:
first track:
50 $tants (Instrumental Hip-Hop Beat) by Clapp&theBassPhysician https://soundcloud.com/clapandthebass…
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Hold On by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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Title: Parasail
Artist: Silent Partner
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:
I this video, I will go over some of the top tips and tricks on how you can improve your designs and decrease cost while optimizing for manufacturing on a CNC milling process.
I’ll cover everything from fillets, chamfers, setups, drilling, tapping, undercuts and even text. Shortcut links are for everything below. Full article posted on my website below.
00:28 – CNC Milling Machine
01:06 – Common Cutting Tools
01:52 – End Mill Deflection
02:39 – Internal Fillets
03:05 – Fillet Specifics
03:37 – Dogbone Corners
03:45 – Feature Height
04:00 – Threads and Tapping
04:36 – Raw Stock Size
05:01 – Chamfers
05:31 – Setups
06:07 – External Fillets
06:28 – Isolate Tight Tolerance Areas
06:47 – Drilling
07:15 – Bottom Floor Fillets
07:38 – Edge Break Fillets
07:56 – Edge Drilling
08:21 – 3D Surfacing
08:41 – Undercuts
08:58 – Text
09:18 – Bad Example Part
09:47 – Fixing a Bad Part
10:09 – Price Comparison of Good and Bad Part
10:19 – Good Books for Going Further
10:33 – More Links for Learning
Good Books (Affiliate links, your help supports the channel):
– Metalworking, Sink or Swim: https://amzn.to/2VBHOh4
– Machine Shop Trade Secrets: https://amzn.to/2YIESBl
I this video, I will go over some of the top tips and tricks on how you can improve your designs and decrease cost while optimizing for manufacturing on a CNC milling process. I’ll cover everything from fillets, chamfers, setups, drilling, tapping, undercuts and even text. Shortcut links are for everything below. Full article posted on my website below. 00:28
