Brass Bar - Endmill Selection

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

First question is:

What alloy is this brass?

(is it one which is readily machined?)

See:

#MaterialMonday on YouTube

@wmoy has begin a series of YouTube videos on #MaterialMonday. For the full list: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/materialmonday A central tenet of this series is an acknowledgement that the hobby CNC routers need different numbers for different sorts of paths. Thus far he has done: Aluminum: Shapeoko 3: [Aluminum Feeds and Speeds for the Shapeoko - #MaterialMonday] [Machining Aluminum with the 278-Z on the Shapeoko - #MaterialMonday] Nomad 883 Pro: [Sing…

and

Winston's gonna show us his brass

Branding Iron that is… Continuing Winston Live and Locked Up, he is going to show us how to make a brass branding iron. I personally think this should be a really good live stream. I love working with brass, it machines beautifully and leaves ‘gold’ dust all over your machine which is pretty cool. It’s also super handy as you can apply these techniques in stamp and mould making. Heck you could even use them to make your own family crest or signet ring. The details are here [Carbide Office Ho…

DIY Brass Branding Iron - CNC Project #74