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Here I show you how easy Aluminium is to utilise with a CNC to make simple parts that can earn you money.

This video dispels the biggest claim on forums, social platforms and indeed YT, that says you can't do this with a CNC Router.

In this video I quickly review a great find on UK eBay website for CNC. In comparison to most other diamond drag bits, this item is a great price, I have no affiliation with the seller, I just felt it was worth a mention. To date I have used this to engrave brass, aluminium and stainless steel, it does exactly what you'd expect it to. CNC Campaign DragBit https://ebay.us/LYaP2h CNC Campaign DLC1Flute https://ebay.us/V8EQxJ CNC Campaign Engrave Bits https://ebay.us/HYq4v2

After a quick test on an old keyring, quickly diamond drag bit engraved this one for file. Just in case someone asks for it in future. I noted on the original there was a couple of drag marks in the pocketed text, turns out in CAMBAM the spindle max stepover has to be set to zero when engraving like this. Very small text on a part 50mm (2 inches) long so the camera shakes as the stepper motor changed direction at 1400mm per minute. Maybe could have slowed it right down. Takes some getting used to, operating the CNC without the spindle moving. Find these bits here: https://ebay.us/LYaP2h

First time using a Diamond Drag Bit, an altogether unusual experience having become so used to the spindle and noise! Can't say I didn't enjoy it, you can even hear me sanding a sample wooden coaster in the background! I think I could get to enjoy this. This should make adding our logo into sheet aluminium parts easier when the bed is uneven, which is most of the time. Should have done this sooner! CNC Campaign DragBit https://ebay.us/LYaP2h CNC Campaign DLC1Flute https://ebay.us/V8EQxJ CNC Campaign Engrave Bits https://ebay.us/HYq4v2

Always a pain when cutting small parts on a larger vac bed and there isn't enough material to get traction. Here the cutting profile of the bit, up cut, is seen helping lift the part from the bed. #cnc #cncfail #cncmachine #cncrouter #cncmachining

CNC machining of aluminium channel profile extrusion, test piece on a temporary jig, prior to cutting customers' own profile.

I love to watch chips dance when cutting aluminium. Chips dancing while cutting a gantry plate for a CNC as a custom project. A clip from a recent project cutting out a couple of gantry plates on our CNC for a customer building their own machine. 6mm thickness aluminium plate, 3mm DLC coated bit, running at 24k, 1.5mm DOC 1500mm per minute cautious cutting speed, to help with chips caught in the cut. Low powered air blower for chip clearance. #CNC #CNCMachining #CNCRouter #CNCFlatbed #CNCChips #cncaluminum #cncaluminium #cncspindle #shorts