I this video, I will go over some of the top tips and tricks on how you can improve your designs and decrease cost while optimizing for manufacturing on a CNC milling process.
I’ll cover everything from fillets, chamfers, setups, drilling, tapping, undercuts and even text. Shortcut links are for everything below. Full article posted on my website below.
00:28 - CNC Milling Machine
01:06 - Common Cutting Tools
01:52 - End Mill Deflection
02:39 - Internal Fillets
03:05 - Fillet Specifics
03:37 - Dogbone Corners
03:45 - Feature Height
04:00 - Threads and Tapping
04:36 - Raw Stock Size
05:01 - Chamfers
05:31 - Setups
06:07 - External Fillets
06:28 - Isolate Tight Tolerance Areas
06:47 - Drilling
07:15 - Bottom Floor Fillets
07:38 - Edge Break Fillets
07:56 - Edge Drilling
08:21 - 3D Surfacing
08:41 - Undercuts
08:58 - Text
09:18 - Bad Example Part
09:47 - Fixing a Bad Part
10:09 - Price Comparison of Good and Bad Part
10:19 - Good Books for Going Further
10:33 - More Links for Learning
Good Books (Affiliate links, your help supports the channel):
- Metalworking, Sink or Swim: https://amzn.to/2VBHOh4
- Machine Shop Trade Secrets: https://amzn.to/2YIESBl
CNC Online Quoting:
- https://www.protolabs.com/
- https://www.fictiv.com/
- https://www.xometry.com/
Finding Material:
- https://www.mcmaster.com/
- https://www.onlinemetals.com/
Machining Videos:
- https://www.youtube.com/user/haasautomation
- https://www.youtube.com/user/saunixcomp
My Website: https://www.adambender.info/post/design-for-cnc-milling
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bender_designs/