KwartzLab Makerspace » router http://www.kwartzlab.ca Home of Kwartzlab Makerspace in Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario Sun, 19 May 2013 23:30:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Regular discussions with hackers, makers and artists at the Kwartzlab Makerspace. We talk about what projects people are working on, what events are coming up and how you can get involved. kwartzlab no kwartzlab podcast@kwartzlab.ca podcast@kwartzlab.ca (kwartzlab) A hackerspace radio show kwartzlab, hackerspace, makerspace, diy, hardware, software, maker, hacker, artist, roundtable KwartzLab Makerspace » router http://www.kwartzlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/light_box_logo.jpg http://www.kwartzlab.ca Kitchener, ON Gear Cutting Experiment with the Taig CNC Milling Machine http://www.kwartzlab.ca/2010/03/gear-cutting-experiment-taig-c/ http://www.kwartzlab.ca/2010/03/gear-cutting-experiment-taig-c/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:00:37 +0000 karlw Tonight I decided to try cutting a small intricate gear with the Taig CNC milling machine as a proof of concept experiment for another project that I'm working on. The gear is 1-7/8 inches in diameter. I plan on making much smaller gears but the smallest end mill that I have right now is 1/8 of an inch.

gear2

It makes a cool necklace. Now I'm ready to rock. gear1

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Here's the 2 dimensional cutting path in Kcam 4. gear5

And the 3D view showing the different cutting depths. Because the aluminum was so thin, only 2 of the 5 cutting layers were needed.

gear4

And the finished gear. Once it is wet sanded with a fine sandpaper it will have a mirror finish.

gear3

]]> Tonight I decided to try cutting a small intricate gear with the Taig CNC milling machine as a proof of concept experiment for another project that I’m working on. The gear is 1-7/8 inches in diameter. I plan on making much smaller gears but the smallest end mill that I have right now is 1/8 of an inch.

gear2

It makes a cool necklace. Now I’m ready to rock.
gear1

Click through for more info…



Here’s the 2 dimensional cutting path in Kcam 4.
gear5

And the 3D view showing the different cutting depths. Because the aluminum was so thin, only 2 of the 5 cutting layers were needed.

gear4

And the finished gear. Once it is wet sanded with a fine sandpaper it will have a mirror finish.

gear3

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