CNC Router V1.0 (For Cutting Multiple Materials)

[dodgygeeza]

We use them, and they work well.

Has anyone used one of these two piece vices before? Only 75mm total height which would help me.

http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalo...Milling-Vice-6

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[biketrialsdave]

Long time since I've posted! Currently setting up to cut aluminium, just built a fogbuster clone...

[Lee Roberts]

Long time since I've posted! Currently setting up to cut aluminium, just built a fogbuster clone...

O C'mon you cant not show us it working !!!

[njhussey]

Long time since I've posted! Currently setting up to cut aluminium, just built a fogbuster clone...

Aluminium??!! Looks more like soggy cardboard to me 😉

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[cropwell]

Long time since I've posted! Currently setting up to cut aluminium, just built a fogbuster clone...

I have a chinese mister , which cost about a fiver and I have a project to use an arduino to control a peristaltic pump (which I 3D printed a short while ago) and an air solenoid valve. I intend to see what separate bursts of air and fluid is like for clearing chips and then dispensing coolant. I have all I need for the experiment, except my health has taken a downturn for the time being, but I want to get some progress on it.

Cheers,

Rob

[Lee Roberts]

I have a chinese mister , which cost about a fiver and I have a project to use an arduino to control a peristaltic pump (which I 3D printed a short while ago) and an air solenoid valve. I intend to see what separate bursts of air and fluid is like for clearing chips and then dispensing coolant. I have all I need for the experiment, except my health has taken a downturn for the time being, but I want to get some progress on it.

Cheers,

Rob

Sounds interesting, I'll have to Google "peristaltic" first though :)

Sorry to hear about your health problems, hope you feel better soon, annoying isn't it when you've got toys to play with but can't really get to...

[cropwell]

Sounds interesting, I'll have to Google "peristaltic" first though :)

This is the pump, it basically massages the fluid though a soft tube, like the muscle action in our guts that keeps 'everything' moving. With a stepper to drive it, you can get very precise doses at high (ish) pressure.

[Robin Hewitt]

I used a peristaltic pump once to blow the paraffin electrolyte through a spark erosion tool.
Now, who would believe that you cannot get silicone rubber tubing that is paraffin proof?
Check your coolant! It is weird-a-mundo :(

[biketrialsdave]

Thanks for all the comments, I'll post more info/video soon.

On a different subject, does anyone use a face mill with their 2.2kw chinese spindle or am I best using an end mill?

[Davek0974]

i tried a 12mm single bit indexed tool on mine and it worked but i don't think any bigger will go, just not enough torque/power at lower speeds and you don't want a big mill whipping round at 24k ;)