I Know Nothing About CNC, so Sean Hodgins is Fixing That
Sean helped me machine a small part on his CNC while I was up in Canada. I asked him for tips for my first time milling a part. Here's our full conversation.
See the main channel video where I try learning CNC and CAM: • I tried learning CNC in a week to save a 2...
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Contents:
00:00 - Welcome to the shop
00:59 - Preparing Aluminum stock
02:45 - Setting up the Tormach
05:05 - Preparing the job
07:00 - The first cut is not the deepest
10:49 - Chip clearing
12:27 - Hovering over the e-stop
14:08 - The C is for PreCision
12:21 - Topside done
19:43 - Bottom start
20:56 - The doors and the Fusion license
23:37 - Clamping with precision
26:20 - Bottom side done
27:01 - Questions from a CNC Noob
28:33 - What's the most important thing
29:26 - Desktop CNC and manual milling
32:41 - Sean Hodgins and the M.O.R.E. Token