My Stinger cutting Aluminum for the first time

[JustWood]

Just a short clip of my first experiance cutting 1/8" 6061 Aluminum. Using a 1/8" Spiral O bit from Amana.

[ChrisAlb]

George,

Your clip did not make in your post. Have a 6061 aluminum project for a friend I am about ready to start so interested your first experience.

[JustWood]

Chris, you don't see the Youtube clip in my post? I see it.

[Terry Williams]

Does a great job!

What were the feeds and speeds?

Thanks!

[ChrisAlb]

George, don't see it. Currently out of the country and viewing on a tablet (might be the problem). I will check it out when I get home. Thanks for follow up

[Bruce Page]

It is impressive how fast it cuts the 6061 but as a machinist, I think you would get a much nicer finish if you set the cutter another ½” up into the collet, and halved the feed rate.

[JustWood]

Originally Posted by Bruce Page

It is impressive how fast it cuts the 6061 but as a machinist, I think you would get a much nicer finish if you set the cutter another ½” up into the collet, and halved the feed rate.

I would agree. About 30secs. later the bit broke. Next time I will run the feed rate at 50 instead of 100 for a 1/8 bit. This was the settings Terry.

Pass Depth: .0313
Feed Rate: 100
Step Over: .05
Spindle Speed: 21000

[Terry Williams]

Thanks for the info, I just got a few pieces of 1/4" aluminum scrap (3' x 4') and have been waiting for an opportunity to do something with it.

[Racegrafix]

cant see video either

[Logan Y]

This post is from 2013. The video is probably long gone