Doing some machining tonight I am realizing the importance of clearing chips away especially when doing deeper cuts through aluminum.
I ended up scrapping several parts before making a good one. I guess I'll chalk those up to a learning experience.
The problem was that chips were not being cleared (be my) and the cutter would get gummed up with aluminum and stall the machine.
I was using feeds and speeds calculated by FSwizard so I'm pretty sure the values I was using were correct.
I guess the values given by FSWizard also assume proper cooling/lubrication/chip removal.
:)
So, what components have people been using to provide coolant/air to the tool/workpiece interface to lubricate and clear chips?
I don't even know where to start looking for this.
I ended up scrapping several parts before making a good one. I guess I'll chalk those up to a learning experience.
The problem was that chips were not being cleared (be my) and the cutter would get gummed up with aluminum and stall the machine.
I was using feeds and speeds calculated by FSwizard so I'm pretty sure the values I was using were correct.
I guess the values given by FSWizard also assume proper cooling/lubrication/chip removal.
:)
So, what components have people been using to provide coolant/air to the tool/workpiece interface to lubricate and clear chips?
I don't even know where to start looking for this.