Lecture Notes

http://academy.cba.mit.edu/classes/computer_machining/index.html

Students Reviews

  • Book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/014311526X

Computer Machining

  • Conventional vs. climb: Climb yields better results, but puts more stress on the machine
  • You can use flat endmills to make a smooth, round finish when controlling all 3 axes at once
  • Before you turn on a machine, ask yourself how to turn it off!!
  • All about parameters: https://new.industrialpress.com/machineryhandbook (The bible)

Milling @ Kamp Lintfort

  • Basic Parameters determinded by Karsten: http://archive.fabacademy.org/2016/fablabkamplintfort/students/109/exercise07.html
  • The machine eats dxf, no CAM necessary
  • Daniele has a Postprocessor plugin ready for Fusion 360
  • Your stock is never flat!
  • Simulate bending under load: