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Date | Material | Result | Lessons Learned | |
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March 6, 2019 | Stainless | Thrown from chuck | Need a longer shank | |
March 8, 2019 | Aluminum | Not awful | Surface finish bad, SFM increased to 240, cutter engagement lowered | |
March 16, 2019 | Stainless | Finishing pass ruined part | Tool nose radius set in CAM -> set to zero in tool setup, roughing pass needs positive stock to leave. | |
March 18, 2019 | Aluminum | Finish pass still bad | Tip tool path still glitchy, removed finishing pass | |
March 19, 2019 | Aluminum | Good! | Slower, +flood coolant | |
April 1, 2019 | Aluminum | Part fell out of chuck | Coolant insufficient? Cut depth too high? weak chucking? Shank turned first! |
^ Attempt 1 ^ Attempt 2 ^ Attempt 5
Aluminum Prototype
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