Appreciate that! “You guys” is actually one guy, and I’ve been very busy with customer projects this year. I hope to get some more content out before the end of the year.
It is a 50mm Sumitomo WGX in a RegoFix shell mill adapter. And it makes really really nice finishes! But because it’s E type, I prefer to do more roughing with end mills due to the lack of drive keys.
So do the pocket numbers and tool numbers match like on a Makino? Or do you have a tool table that keeps track of which pockets have which tools in them?
@@wayofthemill that’s so freaking awesome. I just got on as the Kitamura dealer for Utah so I’m excited to start showing them off. Thanks for all the great content and education you’re putting out in the world.
@@BNEdynamics I was at the show, but yes I'm off IG. A lot of noise and distraction for very little benefit to the business. Using that time to do more projects like this one that are higher quality. Please reach out if I can ever help, LinkedIn or the website all go right to me.
Any machine that has a coolant flood in the spindle taper and onto the tool taper is inherently more inaccurate due to contaminants in the coolant. Theres a reason high end machines have dry fit. I was mainly messing with you but these are facts.
@@wayofthemill hey man we can agree to disagree...we have a makino that has both of those as well but there is a coolant pipe added into the hsk and a o ring seal so NOTHING contaminates the spindle taper. Put your coolant under a microscope and tell me there isnt foreign media in it. But its just my humble opinion and real high end machines like Kern. Makino. Okuma. None of them have coolant flooding into spindle taper period.
@@BRANDON-IRON009 All of my holders have the coolant tube installed as well, but this machine does not have a coolant suck back like the Makinos. You’re seeing excess coolant from the back of the tool holder being blown out by air. It’s not a coolant wash like the cheaper machines you referenced. Tool changes 2 and 3 are nearly dry in this video. That wash down was an old trend on some machine models which has mostly died away. HSK Makinos will get dirty over time too, I would know. I totally agree coolant will get nasty over time, and I totally agree it can affect the holders. However, I recognize everything requires maintenance, and it will be done diligently. Happy machining - John
Outstanding. I’ll be watching sir. I’ve been looking at cnc machines for custom paintball markers and accessories.. but I don’t know 💩 about m… also.. excellent interview with Sean. #vigilanceelite
Thanks for the video man. Im having a hell of a time trying to get tool life in roughing large hardened 4340 forgings. Not only is it hard, but there is the mill/heat treat scale to deal with. Inserts completely break down halfway through part. Roughing end mills burn up halfway. The best ive found yet, is high speed milling with a carbide end mill. They still die after a part, but the cycle time went from 1-2hrs down to 15min. Would love to find an insert/holder combo that will hold up to more than an hour of cutting hardened steels, but i have yet to
Hello Matthew, we used to mill hard forgings and castings, the first passes were done using conventional milling to get under the slag/scale followed up by climbing for all the other passes. We were working with Valenite mills and holders, I think they are a part of the WALTER GROUP now. We used a staggered face mill cutting the irregular forgings and castings.
