mbellon
March 8, 2016, 9:17pm
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The thread mill is the best solution. That said, many of the G codes used for thread milling are not supported by GRBL. It is possible to rewrite the g code to handle the thread mill operations within GRBL.
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Hi; I wanted to make a big aluminum plate with threaded holes in it to use with bolts to hold my stock down (the sticky tape works, but I’m not a huge fan of it - it seems so… inexact, and messy). What I have in mind is something kind of close to what @jonniemac posted here .
I have no experience with machining, so I don’t know what I’m doing, and was hoping somebody could point me in the right direction.
From what I understand, the correct procedure is to drill the inner diameter hole first, a…
Sorry for the newby question. Just got my Nomad two days ago and I’m going through the normal tutorials and exercises to get acquainted with CNC. So far I’m getting the hang of it and have been fairly successful designing shapes and milling them accurately. Where I can’t seem to set up a job right is when I already have the piece of aluminum I need cut to the right size and all I need is to mill pockets and holes for tapping screws. I’m sure it’s a simple answer but can’t seem to find it because…
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