I did my first real work by cutting holes in an aluminium power supply front. This was my first time using Fusion 360 for CAM work, but I did get some help from a friend working with “real” CNC machines, even though he knew nothing about Fusion 360.
Anyway; this is the result.
I really don’t like the sound it makes, it sounds to me that nothin in my CAM is right.
I am basically looking for helpful tips to make me a better machinist.
The worst part of the sound seems to be related to me placing the machine directly on the desk. Any recommendations of a suitable material to place under the machine?
Getting rid of that sound would make it easier to hear the actual chatter.
Mine sits on four pads of a medium hardness memory foam. The stuff sucks up vibration and the bearing is pretty uniform between the four corners. It sits on top of a sheet steel (reverberant, low stiffness top) small-drawer cabinet that holds tooling. Nearly nothing transfers.