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I'm mucking around with designing an integrated end plate + spindle mount (no idea if it will turn out ok), so I needed something to work with. :) It also gave me an opportunity for practising with Fusion 360, which I'm new to. ;) I might be able to get the Y-plate done... but it's a slow/non-fun p...

I didn't think the chips would be flying above the enclosure when I originally designed it. Maybe I'll add some sort of sleeve for the wires to seal it off even better in the next version.

I need to design one with a place to plug in my probe anyway.

Okinawanwinds wrote:congrats, and tell me how do you protect from flying broken end-mill bit?


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Haha, safety glasses and quick reflexes.

Luckily I haven't broken one yet.

Fablicator - very cool! Is that an uncoated end mill or coated? I've been using the Lakeshore ZrN and it seems good, but uncoated is cheaper if it works well. For the actual pockets on the roughing, what is the IPM and how deep are you going per pass? I think the plate that the router mount bolts t...

Looks good! There really isn't any need for a fan at all, is there? I made a printed enclosure for mine since and sealed it entirely. I've been machining aluminum with conductive chips everywhere so fully sealed is for the best. No issues at all so far, and everything seemed pretty cool. IMG_2015091...

Just ran a 30 min job with the high feeds without any feed related issue... Messed up my work piece prior to starting with a poorly thought out full diameter pass at 100ipm and .063" depth. On a positive note I stalled the machine and router instead of breaking my 1/4in stub endmill. Part is just a ...

Now that I'm all up and running, I finally got to cut into some aluminum! Pretty much spent every free moment since wedensday getting my machine calibrated, ,set up with end stops, learning how to set up coordinate systems, and ditching carbide motion in favor of Universal G-Code sender. Turns out I...

I've confirmed my machine cuts out %50 of the time when turning of my 611. Additionally, a small harbor freight drill press does the same thing.

I have a small UPS/surge protector I am going to try adding to the system to see if that helps.

My machine had the same issue, with one of the taps on the extrusion stripped out. I'm also just going to re-tap it one size up.

Just assembled mine with the new instructions. A few things I would change: Leave off the springs until the machine is completely assembled. Tightening the spring without tension constantly popped the spring out from between the bolt head and spacer. I wasted a lot more time here than I should have....