Quote Originally Posted by JOGARA View Post
Hi Spluppit

Thanks for the reply and sorry for not replying to your quote. I thought I got back to everyone but must have missed out on a few.
To be honest it has been a bad couple weeks, I am a few months behind on this project, moving house next week and my dog has been ill. So this has all been stressing me out.

The bit is being pulled out. Resulting it it cutting too much on the Z axis. My 12mm depth is resulting in 12.6-13mm
Should I try and increase the ramp speed a bit and see if that improves things? I think I am taking everything too general which has resulted in poor performance. That being said, some of the parts I have had out of it have been great.

Predrilling a hole for each case is my best bet then for the rigidity problem?

Again sorry for not replying. Just not running on all cylinders the past couple weeks.

I picked the eco cast on recommendation of it being simple and easy to cut on the machine as well as having decent surfaces that I could use for product surface finish. I have not had a problem with the anodising. Other than my fuckup eary on the EcoCast has taken anodising well. What should I be using on this machine?

I understand a proper machine will joblot all 160 cases in a day or two but I didn't have the money for it.
I was quoted before I joined here around £60 per case. I felt that I could buy a machine and learn enough to make them. It is why I designed the case to be really simple though obviously it has not been as smooth and as fast as I would have liked.

Overall the parts I have had from the machine have been fine. It is just this last issue really that is holding us back.
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I have been advised to lower my RPM and improve the coolant so tomorrow I will get a chance to try that out and see if that fixes the problem.
If not, idk.

Thanks for all the info, I understand it is hard to work out what is wrong when you are not in front of the machine and having some idiot on the other side trying to explain what is going on.

Jack,
Please also send me the fixed files (ie Step or Iges from Fusion or the raw F3D) so that I can look at how long it will take the machine these. Can give my 2p worth as well. Free to use / not use the info.