#temporary #manufacturing

1 Authors

Darshil & Alexander

2 Todos

• Create guide to operate CNC router
  • guide speeds & feeds
  • guide for spoil board re-surfacing
  • guide for aluminum cutting (see: https://online.fliphtml5.com/znuv/suaf/ for a starting point)
• Find spoilboard dealers 3,
• find out what lubrication is needed for metal cutting,
• find out what router bits are needed for cutting aluminum( ONSRUD and Amana Tool),
  • Note: We will be using McMaster Carr for a easy reference and then backtrack the vendor they shipped out to us.
• optimize router bit storage: 3d printer

3 Tooling to buy

We're going to start with 1/4" and 3/16" diameter cutters for cutting aluminum and polycarbonate sheets. These can be ordered directly from Onsrud but MSC should be faster.

3.1 For milling aluminum

From MSC:

• Get 1X 1/4" Dia.: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/74763194
• Get 1X 3/16" Dia.: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/76526086

These are: Onsrud 63-600 Series - Aluminum Upcut O Flute

The manufacturer: LMT - Onsrud

Product page for the: 63-600 Series cutters

3.2 For milling plastic

From MSC:

• Get 1X 1/4" Dia.: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/57065054
• Get 1X 3/16" Dia.: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/09885757

These are: Onsrud 63-750 Series - Soft Plastic Upcut O Flute

The manufacturer: LMT-Onsrud

Product page for the: 63-750 Series cutters

These can be ordered directly from Onsrud but MSC should be faster.

3.3 Onsrud cutter data

• For material definitions: Catalog PDF
• All Cutter Data
• Aluminum Cutter Data PDF
• "Soft" Plastic Cutter Data PDF
  • Per the Onsrud Catalog, this includes: Polycarbonate, ABS, & UHMW.

3.4 New Collets

• We currently don't have the right collet size
• Need ER25 3/16" Collet: Collet Option 1

3.5 Feed & Speed info

From: NYC CNC He uses a much smaller router so what works for him is likely to work for us. See: Onsrud cutter data