Very nice Austin!
Thanks for the professional post.
Did you make that part on an 1100?
My pleasure
I have a Novakon Torus Pro, but capabilities are pretty much the same as the 1100.
QUOTE=AUSTINMACHINING;2067054]Should have mentioned I use talon jaws to hold stock most of the time. The "talons" dig into the aluminum and only require .06" of stock to clamp securely during heavy roughing of aluminum. They are also great for holding slippery plastics. I've found its way more effective to just use the over size extrusion roughly close to the size of your part and mill the rest away. The cost of aluminum stock is so cheap, it's not worth spending all the time to make it square and close to your part size. Here's one I did yesterday as an example requiring 3 operations.
I have two vises on the table Vise one has talon jaws for roughing of the first operation. The second vise has a work stop for subsequent operations.
Operation 1 G54
Operation2 G55
Operation3 G56
Complete