kevinj308

Great intro to F360 cam, wish I had seen it a while a go. http://cadcamstuff.com/4580/fusion-360-cam-basic-chapter-1-5/

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!! Old mill or new one?

I need a shovel for the chips when I'm done with that facemill

Handles came out nice! Cut out my soft jaws for them, faced off the back side and bored some holes for pins. Getting close to making one for a keeper!

Been playing with making a knife. Working on the handle. 6061 aluminum, .500 flat bar.

Congrats!!!!!!!!

I'm so sorry for your loss. They are definitely family and friend. RIP Charlie.

Just wanted to make a comment about Fusion360 since this is where I found out about it. I made a part that had 30 holes with two diameters. 24 holes @.201 for threading to 1/4-20 and 6 holes @.250 for some pins. I bored them all with a .125 end mill. At first I used the 2D drop down to bore all the holes. But I screwed up selecting the geometry on a couple of the threaded holes. I mistakenly clicked on the outside .250 thread instead of the inside .201 portion. And it was kind of a pita to individually click on each hole. So I ended up milling 5 of the .201 holes out to .250. Turns out that the "drill" drop down in the CAM section has a lot of options available in it. Bore milling and threadmilling being two of them. But the supercool part is the "select same diameter" box that can be checked. So if I do this again I'll just select bore milling and MAKE SURE i've got the first selection correct, click the same diameter box and boom. Do another op with the same tool for the second diameter. You get the "select same diameter" option when using thread milling under the drill drop down as well. Made it super easy. Don't know why that "same diameter" button isn't available anywhere else in the CAM options. Glad I found it. Threadmilling is the coolest thing ever btw. The tool isn't cheap but I hope I never have to turn a tap handle again!! F360 makes it super easy to program, under drill or 2D there's a threadmill option. Turn it on and walk away. My little machine cut the threads in 24 holes in about 35 minutes. Would have taken me longer than that by hand. Awesome. http://www.maritool.com/product_info.php?products_id=16216

Absolutely right. I should have put that in my post. Wear a particle mask and continuously spray the area being drilled with water. Not just a paper dust mask from HD. You really need a half face mask with removable cartridges. Watch some youtubes on how to check for fit as well. Throw the cartridges away when done!!!!! Use gloves to take them off and toss them and the gloves together. Then wash your mask in soapy water too. Change your clothes before you go in the house. Put a little dish soap in the water that you're spraying on the drill as well, amended water is better for keeping the particulate down. This is basically the same procedure used for small asbestos removal jobs. Should give you some idea of the risks involved. It's no joke what those fibers will do to your lungs, but you won't know it for 15 to 30 years. Keep the kids and pets out of the room. I'm not saying don't do it, just follow good safety practices. Just like eyes and ears at the range. Unfortunately the risk isn't as obvious.

I'm really sorry to hear that Daniel! It's tough to say without being there, but maybe double the rpm? Or more if you've got it. Does it max out at 2300rpm?

Threadmilling is awesome! 1/4-20 thread test with a tool from Maritool. ETA Fusion360 made this super easy to do. Under the 2D drop down or the Drill drop down.

That's what my feed and speed software said too. It's pretty easy to stall out my spindle motor with that large of a tool though, just being super cautious until I get more time with it. Smelling the windings in my spindle motor as it stalls is kind of a bummer lol.

I love that facing mill, shiny metal is just cool. Maritool 3.1 inch 6 insert. 4000rpm, .005 doc, 10ipm

Russian priest-"Do you know who you're f***king with?" John Wick-"Yes, yes I do." I loved it!!!!!! and +1million on "Way of the Gun", if only for the parking lot scene outside the club. Outstanding. Sarah Silverman shoulda got an oscar

RIP

I keep my lead in the base. Lots of 230gr rn. Add some weight down there and give it a try.

Very cool, thanks. I'll have to check if there's an update. MeshCam is the best for the dollar no doubt. V6 has been in beta for a while, be interesting to see it when it goes wide.

Indeed! Nice job, eyeball seems to be doing pretty well for ya!

That's awesome! Did MeshCam come out with V6? I've been using F360 lately, but MeshCamV5 was really good to me. I'm still not sure if I'll pony up the monthly fee for F360 when the trial ends. Love the CAM, the CAD not so much.

Absolutely you can do that. Swing it around the table in a circle and then run it vertically on something that is straight like an angle plate or a 1-2-3 block. Vertically on the front/back direction and on the side. Hopefully it's dialed in already, sounds like they're getting better at these. Just read your other post, drill rod is great for that. You're all set.

Ordered Jan 18th, just got here. Thanks again to the OP!!!!!!

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely check the tram, mine was pretty off.

Looks like an awesome time was had by all!

That's a good tip on the Preval and Columbia Coatings. Thanks

89F and clear skies. Like the skies, but not 89 in March. We need some rain.