January 18, 2021
Milling Aluminum Enclosure Lids, Pt2
First prototype of a work holding tool, in this case the base plate, for milling a set of off the shelf cases from Hammond Mfg (1455 series). This is done on a scrap of 1/4" 6061, about 8x6" (its an off cut scrap). The intent is to use a piece of MIC6 tooling cast aluminum. The bulk of the work was done with a 1/4" 3-flute 38 degree aluminum end mill. Read more