Chinese 3040T Arrives

[Gregor]

I have finally managed to make a simple control plate out off mahogany using Sketchup and then Cambam, with my computers skills very poor it took allot longer than it should have but I got there in the end.
I used an end mill with 2 flutes should I have used an end mill with 3 or 4 flutes ?

[JAZZCNC]

I used an end mill with 2 flutes should I have used an end mill with 3 or 4 flutes ?

No 2 flutes is fine and with more flutes the faster you would need the feedrate etc. From the Video it's hard to judge the feedrate because it's speeded up but from what I can see your cutting far to shallow and probably to slow.?

What were the feedrate and depth of cut.?

[Gregor]

the cut feed rate i set on cambam was 600 the depth was 0.5 and depth plunge rate was 200, the spindle speed was max which is only 8000 on this machine.

[Pointy]

I have used them several times with no problems ..Clive

Yes I've used them and the wire was ok but a little brittle compared to the stuff I get from CSE cables, thou it is cheaper.
Flexible Control Cable

Thanks for the replies guys, I have placed an order.

I have finally managed to make a simple control plate out off mahogany using Sketchup and then Cambam, with my computers skills very poor it took allot longer than it should have but I got there in the end.
I used an end mill with 2 flutes should I have used an end mill with 3 or 4 flutes ?

Nice work Gregor, it took me ages of experimenting to get something usable out of my machine when I got it, but it's quite satisfying when you do!

Regards,

Les