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| Date | Material | Result | Lessons Learned | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2019 | Stainless Steel | Thrown from chuck | Need a longer shank |  |
| March 8, 2019 | Aluminum | Not awful | Surface finish bad, SFM increased to 240, cutter engagement lowered | |
| March 16, 2019 | Stainless Steel | Finishing pass ruined part | Tool nose radius set in CAM -> set to zero in tool setup, roughing pass needs positive stock to leave. |  |
| March 18, 2019 | Aluminum | Finish pass still bad | Tip tool path still glitchy, removed finishing pass | |
| March 19, 2019 | Aluminum | Good! | Slower, +flood coolant | |
| April 1, 2019 | Aluminum | Part fell out of chuck | Coolant insufficient? Cut depth too high? weak chucking? Shank turned first! |  |
| April 7, 2019 | Stainless Steel | Tip broke off, part still flyable | Make sure you're using correct feeds/speeds for stainless steel |  |
Aluminum Prototype
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