Here is some HSM testing now that I have competant workholding. 5/16" 2 flute, 20,000 RPM, .350" DOC, .0200" OL. Started off at 80 IPM, then went all the way to 200% Feed with absolutely no concern. Video coming soon.
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So after tooling around with fusion and the new SMW parts I was able to churn this part out. Itās a storage bracket for the Jtech laser. This will be VHB taped to the cabinet so the laser has a safe home. Even with my mediocre machinist skills, I was able to get within .0004" (.01mm) easily. Iām impressed. This thing absolutely destroys aluminum.
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So Iād really like to be able to afford SMW plugs for every hole in my fixture plate setup that would end up being like $400 in plugs after spending $1000 on the plates. Unfortunately thatās not in the budget so Iām going to be 3d printing some out of TPU. Iām happy the share the model of anyone is interested.
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Iād like that file. Iāve got holes to plug also? 1/2ā correct?
I thought about printing themā¦ but wondered if the self healing hole aspect will work as well.
The self healing part is a gimmick even from SMW. Print in TPU or a low durometer material
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whats that cost out of tpu?
A spool is like 20 bucks and this takes maybe 1/10th of a spoolā¦ Maybe $5 total?
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where do you get your TPU for $20, everything I have been seeing is more like $30.
How many grams of material does each of these use?
I got this spool 2 years ago. Each one uses 1g of filament. Iām printing 100 at a time.
PRILINE TPU-1KG 1.75 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1kg Spool,Orange https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S6MBBHN/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_X619XQ1VR8G7DXR6DBF4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Nice, I like the orange look!
Iād prefer black but I already had orange so ā¦
If you print a few in black you could spell out words in the fixture plateā¦
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Installing 1,900 plugsā¦fun!
Different colors are actually really useful for making work/vise/pin locations
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Is there really 1900? Iām gonna make my kids count them.
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I have a few of the SMW plugs, and I found the self healing hole to work pretty well when using a small pick. Even if the tiny hole doesnāt completely self heal, it does mostly, and makes them easy to pull out with a 90Ā° pick. I like the feature. I agree itās a bunch of coin to buy a bunch, but I just bought a 500 pack today. I might actually purchase some flexible resin and print a bunch for the back plate I donāt use as much.
i was thinking about making a mold and casting them out of urethane but tpu pretty cheap.
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Now you need caps for your socket head bolts. McMaster-Carr