CNC Routers

CNC Router – cutting 0.5″ 6061 Aluminum

CNC Router cutting some 0.5″ thick 6061-T6 1/4″ Merlin carbide bit (90 point for drilling). Video shows a pretty conservative 70 ipm at 17000 rpm. DOC is 0.100″. Conservative settings. I’ll kick it up to 100 ipm at 25000 rpm, but need to keep the air nozzle handy to blow out chips, and WD40 as […]