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Posted: 4/3/2007 7:18:36 AM EDT
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Against all recommendations and warnings, I am using my drill press as a milling machine to make small aluminum and delrin parts. Right now I am just narrowing small pieces of aluminum no more than 1/2" thick and cutting a few slots in said aluminum. What end mill should I use for 6061/7075 aluminum? What size should I use to trim down a large surface area (1/2" wide) without having to make a gazillion passes? Will the same end mill work ok on delrin? What cutting oil should I be using and where can I get some? |
| i belive that someone makes a table/vise that adjust forward/back/left/right like a turret mills base for use on a drill press.if i were redneckin it i would chuck the bit as short as possible so it doesn't bend.check harbor freight.if you're removing material on the entire surface i would use the largest bit u can chuck.cutting fluid-wd40 if you're a real redneck,motor oil, 3 in 1 oil.anything to keep the bit lubed and cool. does your press have adjustable speed? hi/lo? if so i would mill on low and feed the material slow. |
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