I have been too busy to get much Maslow time in, but one of the things that has occupied me these last few weeks is the primary reason I bought Maslow. I used the machine on this one and learned a lot, but still need some improvements. Obviously, there’s not a lot of Maslow work in this, but there is some. I need to dial in my aluminum cutting technique, I had problems with these parts and they will eventually be redone. Here’s what’s been keeping me busy, and what I’m making with my Maslow.
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Is that a rocket stove, venting out beneath the bench next to it? What size bits do you use on the aluminum?
That space has such a good feel to it!
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It’s a derivative of rocket stove combustion designs of my own design. Yes, the bench is heated, oven under the firebox, and a water heat exchange in the downflow from the cook top to the lower sections, eventually.
My goal is to use Maslow to produce the internal core parts, but I haven’t felt like I can trust the machine to cut expensive material just yet, so I cut this one by hand.
The best bit for Al I’ve found so far is an 1/8" carbide O flute, like this:
Most of my problems were from struggling with poor bit choice and Z axis moves. I tried a lot of step depths, entry schemes, ramping, etc. In the end, simple code with an O-flute carbide bit gave the best results.
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Bread baking with a view! And a warm napping spot too - heaven!
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Sweet!!!
Nice to know that Maslow can handle aluminum…
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Get a 1/2"-1/8" reducer collette
1/8" o flute bits from china are $2 each
I cut aluminum all day with them
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