How to Choose an Endmill for your Project

[@lknanml]

Thanks. Once I have the oh shits down to only 2 or 3 a day I have a few PC acrylic projects in mind. This and your other vids helped out a ton! Tracking says my router and I are in the same state!

[@brunofonseca9686]

Excellent video for starters. Let me ask something that was not covered, what about foam? Which endmills to use let's say on custom foam inserts.

[@carbide3d]

Plain carbide endmills will work, but specialized foam cutting endmill will do even better. Shameless plug to one of my older videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXe1lGunYpiVa68 -W

[@AllanScheSar]

0:18 Can you explain what is the reason for the red and black electronic connector on the right side?

[@WinstonMakes]

AllanScheSar third party connectors for probe clips way before the current touch probe was a thing. This is an old machine.

[@AllanScheSar]

@@WinstonMakes ahh yes I can remember now 😇

[@salahbakijulio]

Can you help ? I need to cleanly cut 3mm aluminium sheet into pieces that seem a puzzle but like 40cm2 area. What the best endmill I should use 1/8 or 1/4 " . I bought a 3mm one to try first to have less waste of material and more detailed in the intrincate curves . I am concerned about the revs my tool spins between 16and 25k revs/min a rotozip mounted on a floating base I made . The end mill is special for aluminium. Appreciate your advise

[@salahbakijulio]

Do I need an air blowing device? Should I use a lower revs tool instead? I dont want any burr .should I use water spray too? Can you recomend me a make and model of the machine in your videos or any suitable for my project. They are lids for aluminium boxes . The curved shapes are being bent after with a brake press

[@armychris3973]

Can someone tell me how to use the Vbit like they did on the star in this video? I just want the edge Vbited and inside flat like they did. Thanks

[@AptdelCielo]

It didn't show the v bit cut the flat bottom. I imagine they had a clearing path to get most of the star cut using a flat bottom endmill, then finished the details with the v bit.

[@mikebohannon6928]

So I see you cutting the star with a Vbit but had a flat bottom. I did not think you could do that in CC. Are you using something else when you did that?

[@carbide3d]

There's an "advanced Vcarve" feature in beta now. Video to follow.

[@michaelmeador416]

What about 1/2 in end mills? I’m only seeing 1/8 and 1/4 in most videos and info

[@carbide3d]

If you own a Shapeoko HDM you can move up to a 1/2” collet and utilize those larger bits.

[@JoseAlvarez-ni9ny]

can you share the file for the wooden bit storage/tray you show on the video?

[@carbide3d]

cutrocket.com/p/5e6941d2d6ef3/ 16 Endmills + V-Bits cutrocket.com/p/5dd85a1def7ef/ 24 Endmill Holder

[@larrymiller9894]

maybe CRASH COURSE isn't the best label for us newbies ..