Hardcore Aluminum milling on an S3

[neilferreri (Neil Ferreri Ω)]

@gmack That’s the same video that got me cutting with high DOCs. I don’t cut enough aluminum to be good at it, but it’s fun to go with a 15mm DOC.

Lets share some tool paths - 3d aluminium machining

I gave it a go last night. [IMG_20181014_013149] The top surface is smooth as glass. I should’ve measured my stock thickness better as I cut through on my adaptive pass, so I had to hit stop before that finished, but I was able to cut it out with my last contour operation. I’ll need to face the other side to clean it up, so it will end up a bit shorter. I went a little deeper just because I thought I should be able to. I might try another go with an even deeper DOC with a smaller load. I…