gundog
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- Joined
- May 31, 2004
- Location
- Southwest Washington USA
Is 6063-T52 machinable? I have been machining some parts from 6061 T6 and everything is going good I am using a Niagara 1/4" 2 flute carbide cutter same cutter with same feeds and speed 4" and the cutter is gummed up? Niagara gives a .002" chip load so that is what I have been doing 4000 RPM & 16 IPM feed. That has been working great until I started on this angle extrusion I dropped the depth of cut to .125" and it still gummed up. Any help would be appreciated I have destroyed 2 brand new cutters in short order. I am using a bed mill so no flood coolant just mist.