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== Instructions == | == Instructions == | ||
# Cut blanks | # Cut Initial Blanks: | ||
#: The final | #: Cut the acetal black sheet into rough blanks measuring 1.165 inch x 1.165 inch x 0.50 inch. | ||
#: Note: The final dimensions will be 1.125 inch x 1.125 inch x 0.50 inch, so precision is essential. | |||
# | # Prepare for Milling: | ||
#: Place | #: Place one blank in a vice on top of a 1 1/8 inch spacer. | ||
#: Use a 1 | #: Use a rubber mallet to ensure the blank is seated evenly on the spacer after clamping. | ||
#: | # Mill the Blanks: | ||
## | #: Use a 1 inch end mill and find the surface of the blank by slowly raising the bed until the end mill contacts the blank. | ||
## Use the left/right | #: Set this contact point as zero on the bed height. | ||
# | #: Lower the bed by 0.02 inches for the first cut. | ||
# | #: The vice can hold up to 5 blanks at a time. Position them closely together and ensure they are fully seated with the rubber mallet. | ||
## | # Perform the First Cut: | ||
# | #: Use the automatic feed to move the mill left/right and operate it at high speed. | ||
## Lower the bed back | #: After the first cut, deburr the edges of the blanks and blow away any chips using compressed air. | ||
# | #: Verify the dimensions are now 1.165 x 1.145 x 0.5 inches. | ||
## Place the pieces back in the vice to deburr the short edges. | # Mill the Opposite Side: | ||
#: Raise the bed by 0.02 inches and mill the opposite side of all the blanks. | |||
#: Ensure the dimensions are now 1.165 x 1.125 x 0.5 inches, with two parallel machined sides. | |||
# Mill the Remaining Sides: | |||
#: Lower the bed back to the zero mark and repeat the milling steps on the other two sides. | |||
#: The final dimensions should be 1.125 x 1.125 x 0.5 inches. | |||
# Final Deburring: | |||
#: Place the pieces back in the vice to deburr the short edges and ensure all edges are clean and precise. |
Latest revision as of 15:44, 25 July 2024
Instructions
- Cut Initial Blanks:
- Cut the acetal black sheet into rough blanks measuring 1.165 inch x 1.165 inch x 0.50 inch.
- Note: The final dimensions will be 1.125 inch x 1.125 inch x 0.50 inch, so precision is essential.
- Prepare for Milling:
- Place one blank in a vice on top of a 1 1/8 inch spacer.
- Use a rubber mallet to ensure the blank is seated evenly on the spacer after clamping.
- Mill the Blanks:
- Use a 1 inch end mill and find the surface of the blank by slowly raising the bed until the end mill contacts the blank.
- Set this contact point as zero on the bed height.
- Lower the bed by 0.02 inches for the first cut.
- The vice can hold up to 5 blanks at a time. Position them closely together and ensure they are fully seated with the rubber mallet.
- Perform the First Cut:
- Use the automatic feed to move the mill left/right and operate it at high speed.
- After the first cut, deburr the edges of the blanks and blow away any chips using compressed air.
- Verify the dimensions are now 1.165 x 1.145 x 0.5 inches.
- Mill the Opposite Side:
- Raise the bed by 0.02 inches and mill the opposite side of all the blanks.
- Ensure the dimensions are now 1.165 x 1.125 x 0.5 inches, with two parallel machined sides.
- Mill the Remaining Sides:
- Lower the bed back to the zero mark and repeat the milling steps on the other two sides.
- The final dimensions should be 1.125 x 1.125 x 0.5 inches.
- Final Deburring:
- Place the pieces back in the vice to deburr the short edges and ensure all edges are clean and precise.