Set up a toolholder for the Prototrak mill
Category: Machining
Subtractive material shaping, often with power tools, high precision, or hard materials.
5-Step CNC Checklist
Simulate in CAM Set your Tools Set X, Y, and Z work Offsets (set zero positions) Simulate in Control Check Distance to Go
Teaching CNC Mill
General note: try to sprinkle tidbits throughout training! You don’t have to get too deep into the details before you need them. Safety Clothes should…
Manual Lathe 2: Rook
By completing this guide you will gain an understanding of how to use the tail stock on a lathe and also have a sweet new…
Turn Threads with a Single-Point Tool
Difficulty: 2 Moderate Time required: 15 minutes to 1 hour Tools needed: – CNC Prototrak lathe – Threading tool, internal or external, sized appropriately for…
Basics of CAM
Step 1 — Set up your model in the Manufacturing workspace Open the model in Fusion360. In this Guide, we’ll be working with “Miller’s…
The Deep Mill Orientation for Manual Machinists
Step 1 Electronic Handwheels – No Feedback The handwheels are not physically connected to the table motion You will not feel anything if the table…
Intro Drilling and Milling (Die Project)
Tools 1/2″ x 1-5/8″ square end mill 3/8″ twist drill center drill edge finder caliper chip brush rag Parts 1″ x 1″ x 1″ aluminum…
Shopbot Desktop Detailed Operation Guide
CAM Max Speed 18,000; Min Speed 3,000 Max cutting Feed 4 IPS / 240 IPM Through-cuts should go .015″ past the Stock Bottom Work area 24″x18″x5″…