Drilling and threadmilling my steel fixure plate (6040 cnc router)
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- hello! in this video I documented my first attempt to use a threadmilling cutter. the cutter I bought long time ago, it got a pitch of 0.8mm, and is for m5 threads price was 23-27usd. I also do some test drilling with drills from Sandvik and garant. I learned a lot today. threads are good enough for me. but I do not suggest to see this video as a tutorial. Threads might not be good enough for your needs. I am thinking about buying a go / no go gage, think that would be helpfull, next time I will attempt to threadmill. anyway, hope you enjoy the video.
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Amazing progress! Can't wait to see the emcoturn in action!
Thx man! Next video will be about getting the emcoturn running. :)
Great job! Best video yet... I finally got my new side plates and will post my upgrade video in a month or so. Excited to see you doing steel
Been following your process, it is very cool to see what you have done to a 6040, i also upgrading mine alltought i've milled entire new steel frame .
hope too see more from you ! specially a 4th axis :)
Thank you. It feels very good to now have a router that I can make accurate parts with. For homebuild budget cnc it is pretty fast. I think making a steel frame like you did is a better choice. I would like to improve the gauntry sides and the x axis. Think the are the weakest link. It will hopefully be both 4th and 5th axis soon. Thx for commentkng.
@@thechipwelder1253 i think that the gantry plate on the Y axis is the weakest part actually, holding all that weight from X wings is probably bending that plate..
one of the most intersting things i am looking into is the a Facemill " Machifit C12 FMB22 " wich should fit on a 13collet. you should look into that . regards
Excellent video! Thank you so much for showing the limits of what can be done. Is the 6040 worth buying to get started in CNC?
Very good question. My initial answer is no. But since there is not to many other options availible, and it got me hooked on learning cnc. Stupid beginner mistakes did not cost me a fortune either. So it might be worth it. I dont recomend to rebuild it like i did though. Better to buy one, learn then sell it and build a new one from scratch.
I will try and make a 6040 review when I am done with my other projects. Thx for commenting
@@thechipwelder1253 Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. There are some that cost twice as much that are all steel construction and have the 2.2KW spindle, I wonder if this is a better starting place?
@@brucewilliams6292 Hi Bruce! I just purchased an all steel 3040 router made in China. I chose a 1.5Kw spindle motor with ER11 collet. My first impression is that this router feels very stiff and quite accurate. Currently I only cut wood (pine and particle board) and I can say that the result is excellent. I recently surfaced a particle board for the first time with a 25.4mm diameter tool with a 1/4" shank. I set the depth of cut to 2mm, feed to 600mm/min and the rpm is 6000. I got an excellent result. No overheating of the tool and a clean and clear cut. I am very satisfied with my purchase. I plan to cut aluminum to make my own r/c car parts. I'm really looking forward to having enough experience to do it. A+ ;)
good job.. i think you were seeing some deflection in the threadmill , and doing a single pass per thread it will show up in the fitment.. if you split the thread into 2 passes per hole , the .8 mm would likely have been a good fit.... the china spindles are a pain for drilling , no torque below 10krpm. i do pecks of .5mm , and increase my plunge rate , so its a bunch of tiny pecks as opposed to a few deeper ones.. this way , the side load on the bit is minimal and i wont bog.. Anyway, looking great!
Thx for the tips Rob
Hello my friend, I suggest you document your feeds and speeds on each job. This way you discover and record the optimal rates for your machine and materials. Very good video series, keep it up cheers.
Thanks for your courage to experiment, now I have the confidence to try out threadmilling myself. You are also from sweden?
Yeess
Dude you are a boss. Are you thinking about changing the spindle and motor someday? BTW, the vertical mill I’m building is getting close to making its first chips :)
Thx man! No I dont think so. I have bought a bt30 atc spindle. But that one I will use for a cast iron machine new machine :)
love the videos, keep them comin
Thx for commenting man. Next vid will be about machining a chuck back plate for my emcoturn cnc lathe
buen video
Where you bought the thread milling bit?
Where did you buy the CNC?