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  1. #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by MasterSpoon View Post
    Either some really good photography or some nice looking parts !

    Would make awesome desk toys for the office, are you making them to sell or just to show off to your friends / family ?

    Checking out the other clips on your youtube channel looks like you have had a few issues with birds nesting when at least doing the rough turning. Have you played around much with speeds & feeds and depth of cut to see if you can engage the chip breaker on the insert ? (or tried different chip breakers?)
    So far I wasn't really successful with breaking chips. I tried different speeds (3-6 m/s), feeds (0.1 - 0.4 mm/turn), and the depth is 0.25mm typically. I use aluminum CCMT/CCGT Korloy inserts. The chips always grow long. I can't go to a higher speed, I have 2x1 spindle pulley ratio. And it's quite nervous when spindle runs at 2k+ RPMs
    I use intermittent feed for drilling to limit the chip length. But not for turning.

    Could you advise a good approach for chip breaking?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MasterSpoon View Post
    Either some really good photography or some nice looking parts !

    Would make awesome desk toys for the office, are you making them to sell or just to show off to your friends / family ?

    Checking out the other clips on your youtube channel looks like you have had a few issues with birds nesting when at least doing the rough turning. Have you played around much with speeds & feeds and depth of cut to see if you can engage the chip breaker on the insert ? (or tried different chip breakers?)
    And yes, I'm making some for sale on ebay/etsy

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    Quote Originally Posted by r3292c View Post
    So far I wasn't really successful with breaking chips. I tried different speeds (3-6 m/s), feeds (0.1 - 0.4 mm/turn), and the depth is 0.25mm typically. I use aluminum CCMT/CCGT Korloy inserts. The chips always grow long. I can't go to a higher speed, I have 2x1 spindle pulley ratio. And it's quite nervous when spindle runs at 2k+ RPMs
    I use intermittent feed for drilling to limit the chip length. But not for turning.

    Could you advise a good approach for chip breaking?
    Recommended conditions from Korloy are:
    1. Speed 100-200 m/min, and I'm running at 180-360 m/min - at max diameter, but also 40-60 m/min at say 15 mm diameter;
    2. Feeding 0.02-0.15 mm, I'm using 0.1 - 0.4 mm/rev;
    3. Depth 0.1-3 mm, I typically use 0.25 mm.

    Maybe I should also try 0.5 mm depth?..

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    More depth of cut will help with chip breaking. try .75mm

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    Quote Originally Posted by MasterSpoon View Post
    Have you played around much with speeds & feeds and depth of cut to see if you can engage the chip breaker on the insert ? (or tried different chip breakers?)
    Quote Originally Posted by snapatap View Post
    More depth of cut will help with chip breaking. try .75mm
    Gentlemen, thank you for your inputs. No birds nesting on the lathe anymore!

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    Welcome newborn baby-ball! It's diameter is 25mm, two dodecs inside

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    Here is a new puzzle - the nut in a nut. Aluminum and brass.
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