New build Makita style

[RockinRiley (Riley)]

@Code_Pluto

Dang it that is sharp!

[Tokoloshe (Philipp)]

@Code_Pluto

0.5 mill pr pass or so right ?

How about 8.2mm?

LR4 Beta vs. Aluminium (8.2mm DOC Trochoidal!)

[RockinRiley (Riley)]

Lots of help here for Aluminum!

and the below is from cheap amazon aluminum! (I got them on sale at 8 bucks a blank!)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZPGKVLG/

LR4 Aluminum

So I decided I am going to try aluminum cutting for my plates. I am seeing 2 different points of view: Ryan prefers no trochoidal just shallow cuts Jonathan, Michael trochoidal and I am having a tough time with their settings. Has anyone else tried Ryans shallow cuts? I am not planning on bath (mist) I can run air, I have a compressor and can turn it down to use air at low pressure. Holes, I see Doug say he used the drill setting in estlcam, but not sure he had full settings for drilling.…

LR4 Aluminum Trochoidal

LR4 Aluminum Trochoidal

[DougJoseph (Doug Joseph (design8studio))]

@Code_Pluto Dude, awesome looking machine! Nice work!

[Code_Pluto (Claus Denmark)]

1/8th bit one pass 3 mm. aluminum!

This machine is incredible.

Video is up later

[Code_Pluto (Claus Denmark)]

Strut plates finished. 1/8 bit settings were a wild guess. Slow but full one pass cut. Router at lowest speed.

18. december 2024

[Tokoloshe (Philipp)]

How are those measurements? Are they spot on?

[azab2c]

Nice build and cuts!

1/8" single flute upcut bit, 3mm DOC, Feed 127mm/min, Makita lowest (~10k rpm), Plunge 20mm/min, straight cuts (i.e. no Trochoidal or Oscillation), no Vac or air assist.

Cutting Alu 6061?

[Code_Pluto (Claus Denmark)]

I have no clue but it did the job.

[Tokoloshe (Philipp)]

Just take your calipers and measure the holes and tabs? It’s important (see above) that the struts are pretty accurate.

[Code_Pluto (Claus Denmark)]

Measurements are spot on