I've been wanting to cut aluminium better on my desktop CNC and have purchased various tools and accessories over the last few months to help improve my cuts and workflow. I also explain why they are beneficial and why you might need them too. Feel free to use the timestamps below.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:46 Endmills
2:50 What type of endmills
4:11 Why use air and coolant on your cuts
5:20 Air compressor costs
7:38 Mist coolant tips
8.56 Coolant UK supplier
9:41 Example of how coolant can help
10:41 Vice tips and what to avoid
12:53 Vice parallels
13:53 Enclosure
15:20 Calipers
16:00 Layout fluid
16:41 Carbide Scriber
17:00 Deburring tool
17:33 Engineer Square and grade types
18:41 Indicators
19:07 Surface plates
19:43 Taps
20:41 Bandsaw & money saving with it
22:47 Recap
24:04 Fixturing and Workholding
UK Coolant Supplier - https://www.westwayoils.co.uk/
Mist Coolant (US) https://amzn.to/2YCqsUU | (UK) https://amzn.to/3e70C1J
Quiet air compressor (US) https://amzn.to/2UOKjPm (California Tools are highly rated) | (UK) https://amzn.to/2Y7vWrm (I really like this Implotex compressor)
Dial Test Indicator (US) https://amzn.to/30NekCU | (UK) https://amzn.to/3e8uNFA
Cheap Vice Stop (US) https://amzn.to/2XZpRNL | (Aliexpress) https://bit.ly/2zvhtMu
Single Flute Endmills (US) https://amzn.to/30GpAB1 | (UK) https://amzn.to/3dY8530
(Aliexpress are usually cheaper for endmills but a longer wait) - https://bit.ly/2B3JBH3
Dykem (US) https://amzn.to/3fscUSp | (UK) https://amzn.to/2N3iyyh
Engineer Square (US) https://amzn.to/2zFhayU | (UK) https://amzn.to/2YDkfId
Vice Parallels (US) https://amzn.to/2CghAMZ | (UK) https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/Parallel-Sets.html
SMW Modular Vice - https://saundersmachineworks.com/products/modular-vise-system-1-2
Mitee Bite Workholding - https://www.miteebite.com/products/
Clips use under Creative Commons:
Noga - https://youtu.be/oE1cPRsaNfE
Gerardi - https://youtu.be/vqnmtUZQpfA
Ryan V1 Engineering Inc - https://youtu.be/1CX3qui0-Yo
Mark Qvale - https://youtu.be/X5tpqR1g6qI
Naomi 'SexyCyborg' Wu - https://youtu.be/BkmVH8knK60
SCHUNK - https://youtu.be/1RZYvnKAlB4
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