2kjettaguy
Cast Iron
- Joined
- May 17, 2006
- Location
- Millersville, MD
These are keychains that I just designed and cut for a friend's company. The company is called "Mediocre Industries" but they are better known for their internet radio show.
The parts were cut from 6061 1/2" thick. The final thickness is .300". I built a set of custom aluminum vise jaws to hold 2 parts upside down in a 6" vise. I used a 2.5" face mill to surface, a 1/4" 3FL TICN carbide endmill to rough and finish, a 1/16" carbide ball mill to engrave, and a 2 flute 1/16" carbide round over bit to finish the edges.
I spun every tool but the face mill at 7500 rpms, but could have sped it up to 10k rpms to go faster. The machine is a Sharp 2412S. It took roughly 8 minutes to machine the front and 3 minutes to finish the back.
Has anyone else been working on anything cool? I just saw the knife thread. We should post up more projects in here and less problems
Evan