pfisher
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2006
- Location
- Houston, TX
Very new at this stuff, and I would appreciate some confirmation that I understand the problem I am having with the following:
1/2" bright carbide 3 flute end mill cutting what is likely 6061 aluminum. Running this on a heavy manual vertical mill at 3000 rpm with not a very wide cut across the side of this pice. I am getting buildup on the relief of the cutter flutes and "squishing" on the end of the workpiece.
Doing a little research today and I believe this is because I ran this with no coolant or air, with the main problem being chip evacuation. Is that the right idea, or is there something else I am doing wrong?
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paul
1/2" bright carbide 3 flute end mill cutting what is likely 6061 aluminum. Running this on a heavy manual vertical mill at 3000 rpm with not a very wide cut across the side of this pice. I am getting buildup on the relief of the cutter flutes and "squishing" on the end of the workpiece.
Doing a little research today and I believe this is because I ran this with no coolant or air, with the main problem being chip evacuation. Is that the right idea, or is there something else I am doing wrong?
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paul