Hi
what alternate materials similar to balsa wood can be used in the compact 1000. what operating speeds can be used and on what materials. i have looked at craft materials, but i am not sure what would be a cheaper alternate for milling F1 cars.
Alternate milling materials to balsa wood for Compact 1000
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Re: Alternate milling materials to balsa wood for Compact 10
F1 cars have to be made of Balsa to compete but for proving designs foam could be used but may be just as expensive.
Re: Alternate milling materials to balsa wood for Compact 10
Materials taken from VRMilling Version 5 & Compact 1000
Foam / Balsa
STEPDOWN=300
FEED=1500
SPEED=23000
Wax
STEPDOWN=150
FEED=2000
SPEED=23000
Soft Wood / Model Board
STEPDOWN=100
FEED=1000
SPEED=23000
Hard Wood / MDF
STEPDOWN=100
FEED=800
SPEED=23000
Plexiglas
STEPDOWN=75
FEED=1500
SPEED=23000
Foam / Balsa
STEPDOWN=300
FEED=1500
SPEED=23000
Wax
STEPDOWN=150
FEED=2000
SPEED=23000
Soft Wood / Model Board
STEPDOWN=100
FEED=1000
SPEED=23000
Hard Wood / MDF
STEPDOWN=100
FEED=800
SPEED=23000
Plexiglas
STEPDOWN=75
FEED=1500
SPEED=23000
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Re: Alternate milling materials to balsa wood for Compact 10
Where stepdown is the percentage of tool diameter:
eg stepdown 75 on a 6mm cutter means it will cut down 4.5mm in Z on each pass.
eg stepdown 75 on a 6mm cutter means it will cut down 4.5mm in Z on each pass.