The hobbyist s guide lubrication.
Cut aluminum sheet with router.
Let s jump into cam in fusion 360.
You need to use 3 8 inch wide cut.
I am strictly a woodworking programmer and have no experience in metalworking.
Don t be in a hurry a cnc router can cut aluminum but it isn t the ideal tool for hogging out big aerospace parts.
If the layout looks generously spaced it is.
For the heavy duty cnc milling machines at work my go to was a 1 diameter solid carbide roughing endmill.
It is important to keep in mind here that cutting refers to the separation of aluminum sheets into pieces and making pockets into aluminum plates.
Do not use smaller bits since they tend to get hot and soon aluminum shavings clog up their blades then ultimately stop cutting.
We ll go through the setup of a couple sheets and go cut some parts.
Cutting aluminum with a cnc router.
You can get by without anything for a.
You can easily cut aluminum by matching this material with the right feed rate and end mill bit.
Cutting aluminum on a cnc router basic cnc tips for working with sheet aluminum.
Aluminum spiral solid carbide router bits by amana feature outstanding tool longevity a tendency to stay sharper mirror like carbide finish excellent carbide brazing a broad selection of sizes and most importantly quality of cut.
We have a fagor 8025 router with a 48x48 bed.
Router cutters are available in a range of shank sizes through.
Question my company has asked me to cut sheets of aluminum 0 032 thick on my cnc in the shape of large diamonds.
Use a feeds and speeds calculator look you re going to approaching the limits of what your machine can do in all.
You may think of your router as a tool only for woodworking but chris marshall explains how you can use it for metal pieces as well.
Each of these sheet weighs about one hundred and thirty pounds and unfortunately all had cupping and some had a twist too.
He shows the jig he use.
The ideal router bits to work on aluminum are straight bits and carbide tipped.
You will find the router very efficient when cutting corners and tight curves.
You re going to want to use some kind of lubrication for aluminum.
