Reply with QuoteDennis,
That small the two flute would be best and as fast (RPM) as that BP will go
Carbide is the way to go.
Ken
1/32 Endmill cutting aluminum?
I need to make a aluminum gear 1 1/2 diameter with 34 teeth. I found some 1/32 end mills on ebay, 2 and 4 flute. Wich will be better for this? This will but the BP retro to a real test.
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Dennis
Dennis,
That small the two flute would be best and as fast (RPM) as that BP will go
Carbide is the way to go.
Ken
What if I tape a dremel to the quill
What feed rate and depth of cut will I need to use?
Dennis
Runnout, You'll typically find .01" runout in a dremel tool. My RTX had less but not much. we had to drill some .004" holes and we tried but it kept breaking the drills and only successfully drilled 1 hole.
Jon
2 flute for sure. The 4 flute wouldn't have enough clearence for the chips. I cut my gears with a 2 flute 1/32" endmill at 3500rpm with a .02 DOC at 2.5ipm.
Proud owner of a Series II Bridgeport.
You should maybe look into WM Berg for a gear like this and then just mill it to size (unless this is a very irregular gear). I am doing this for a project I have and spent $20 on a gear and will just skin the 2 faces and be done.
Dan
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