Beginners *MUST KNOW* - Drilling Holes On A CNC Router, Router For Beginners, How To Tips & Tricks
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- Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2020
- This video teaches you how to drill holes on a CNC router using peck drilling and spiral drilling. Plunge drilling on a CNC router is not recommended unless you have an up-cutting router bit with bottom-cutting blades.
See below for links to "drilling" endmills for CNC routers
Using the spiral method, you will need to change your 'plunge' feed to equal the feed rate setting. For example, if your feed rate is set to 25ipm and plunge is set to 10ipm. You will want the plunge to be set to 25imp.
If you have any suggestions or found this video helpful, please leave me a comment and like the video. It helps me know I am giving you the right stuff.
Woodworking - How to drill with a CNC router.
Drilling on a CNC router is good to do to avoid secondary operations. Knowing the in's and out's and the risks are important to save your router bits and damage to your beautiful work.
Drilling with a flat-bottom tool is always risky. Follow the rules below and you should do very well
Tips for drilling on a cnc router:
→ A router bit IS NOT a drill bit
→ Do use peck drilling cycles
→ Use short pecks
→ Set the cycle to do FULL retract
→ Make sure your router bit end is beveled to the center
→ Do not plunge drill (cut full hole in one shot) unless it is a very shallow hole
→ NEVER USE A DOWN BIT OR STRAIGHT BIT FOR DRILLING
→ Use spiral drilling whenever possible to allow good chip ejection. It is the safest technique for drilling with your router
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VECTRIC SOFTWARE LINKS
[Please use these links when you order. It gives me credit. Thank you]
→ Vcarve Pro (Recommended): shrsl.com/36xfh
→ Vcarve Desktop (24x24” size limit): shrsl.com/36xfj
→ Vectric Aspire (3D modeling): shrsl.com/36xfk
→ Cut2D (for the budget-minded): shrsl.com/36xfm
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ROUTER BITS FOR CNC ROUTERS
→ 8-pc carbide CNC router bit set (w/ free vector files) bit.ly/3d1iQnF
→ 1” Surfacing bit required for surfacing your spoil board: bit.ly/2QEYLKz
→ Drilling endmill kit for CNC routers: bit.ly/3AWEbaP
OTHER THINGS YOU'LL NEED
Calipers. For the price, it is a very good set: amzn.to/338MAt3
Hearing protection (plugs don't work): amzn.to/2Hs1RgW
Facebook: IDCWoodcraft
Website: www.idcwoodcraft.com
Email: support@idcwoodcraft.com
#cnc #router #drill
Hey, Garrett,
Don't worry about the length of the videos. If I don't have time to watch the video in its entirety, I can either wait until I have time to watch it all, or I can watch part of it and pause it and watch the rest later. The main thing is the education I get from watching your videos.
Thanks again, my friend.
Stan
StanProper, so glad to hear this one helped you my friend. Keep working hard and learning everything you can brother!
Thanks for another bit of new info Garrett!
Hey Joe. You're welcome, my friend!
Great info. Detailed ! Thanks
furniturepheonix, you're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Great job Garrett !!!
Thanks Robert!
Thank you very much for sharing!
Hi Lucho. you're welcome
helps a lot. thanks for the video
Thanks Monuir. What do you make on your CNC router?
Great info!
Thanks Jonathan
Always learn something from you Garrett!
Thanks Bruce. That's my goal.
thank you
Hi mike. Welcome.
Thanks Garrett
Hi Parker. you're welcome!
Good stuff.
Thanks Steve!
Thank you
Steven, you are so welcome!
Thanks!
ClinToneCust23, thank you brother! I appreciate that.
Great job explaining!
Joe, I'm happy to hear that this video helped you brother.
Very helpful, Thank You
You're welcome Kevin
you are amazing thank you...
Thanks Ibrahim!
Good information, thanks!
Thanks Victor
Thank you, great video
lngo.01, thanks brother! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing. I continue to follow
Hey Ron. You're totally welcome. Stay on board
Yet another great video. Thanks Garrett!
NickJones, you are so welcome my friend.
All this info is very helpful.
Yes, this drilling video was a surprise to many people. Even the experts.
Thanks Garrett . Saves a great deal of time. Great information.
I'm glad this helps, Rob. It took a bit to figure it out with Vcarve.
thank you this help me so much
James, you're so welcome! Happy to help!
thanks garrett very helpful as always
Ian, you are so welcome. Glad this video helped you!
Thanks for another awesome video
You're welcome Peter.
Thanks a lot, the video is very helpful!
Rankoman, you're so welcome! Glad I could help!
very good videos. Thanks you.
Thanks Wood
Show de bola!
Cleber, right on brother!
Garrett, making a bit holder and needed this info!! Thanks...I have French Cleats on my wall, and will be making a "shelf" to hang on the wall holding all the bits...at least the ones I have now!!!
Mr. P, right on! I'm glad it was helpful for you! Be sure to send over a picture of your shelf!
Great info Garrett! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you DCD! How are things going on your end? What kind of projects are you making?
@@IDCWoodcraft I am working on quoting a CNC job for a customer who I have previously done some laser cutting work for. It will be doing some CNC work on existing ABS plastic parts. I will need to make a jig to hold the parts and get some pretty accurate measurements from. It will be interesting for sure.
I like this guy
That gave me a smile. thanks
Bless you
Hi Ryan! Thank you...and blessings back to you.
@@IDCWoodcraft Partly for the sneeze and partly because of the good tips in the video. Appreciate it!
@@Ryan-fc9le lol. I forgot about the sneeze Thank you
Thanks Garret! I’m fairly new to the CNC world and would be completely lost without you and your videos!
AceWorx, you are so welcome brother.
Thansk for the video.. gretting from Denmark
Andersen, you are so welcome brother!
Excellent information...
Right on Ed! Glad to hear it.
actually you are more than good and thank you alot
Thanks Mohammad!
God bless you
Thank you!!!
awesome video. thank you for sharing that information with everyone
Robert, you are so welcome my friend.
Great video especially the spiral tool path Vs the drilling tool path
Thanks 😊
Thank Pod!. Hope this gives you some ideas.
BTW, did toy see I made the Christmas block video you requested? Was it good enough of did you need more info?
This was excellent. I had no idea. !
Hey John. Pretty wild, huh?
I have been planning to add a wasteboard using taunts. I requires dozens of holes. I was going to use a drill tool path. Now I see the light! 😄
One of the most useful CNC videos I’ve seen so far. Thanks so much!!!
Hi Curry. Thank you, and you're welcome!
Thanks for the most enlightening "boring" video! I made quite a smoking mess trying to plunge a hole the size of my end mill!
Tmuka, I'm glad I didn't bore you to tears like I expected! LOL Now you shouldn't need your fire-extinguisher on hand! Happy cutting my friend!
Well done! I loved how you compared the tool paths and times. It made it very clear. Thumbs up and subscribed.
Hi Steve. Welcome to this little family of CNC'ers! You're gonna find a little community developing here. Make sure to say hi to them. Super glad you joined.
very useful thank you.
Hi Fred. Glad it helps. What kind of project are you planning on drilling on?
@@IDCWoodcraft Im not sure yet,I just ordered the Onefinity router and was a manual machinist for 30 years and done everything with metal and plastic but now retired and gonna have some fun,Ill take all the help I can get so Ill be watching all your shows,thanks.see you in the funny papers.
Found my problem,wrong post processe, just like you said!
Raymond, glad to hear you got it sorted brother!
Great information. Heading out to the shop right now to put this to use!
Thank you.
CharlesTrotter, you are so welcome brother!
As always, no time wasted by watching your videos ty, jjb
johnborowski722, glad you liked this one brother!
Thank you again Garrett. Another very useful post. I'm working out the process of drilling 3/4 holes for a cam pins on my spoil board.
Hi East coast. This will get those holes mightly close.
Thank you very much…this was sooooo helpful as a beginning CNCer!
Eddie, you are so welcome my friend.
Definitely one of the best channels for CNCing
Daniel, wow thank you! I'm glad to be a part of your CNC journey my friend!
Very informational and helpful to me as a beginner.
Robert, right on brother! I'm happy to help!
I enjoy your every thing you put out there. I and my son got a Next Wave 510 for christmas. I have been looking for a CNC for 20 years. I was a member of technical staff for Bell Labs. So I had a lot of electronics. I had a FCC Microwave license and was involved in cell phone support.I went to a CNC programing class 20yrs. ago. Now I have something to work with.
Thank you again.
Hey James, I'm sorry for the delayed response, I have been playing catch up on my emails and comments! That's awesome! I'm so excited to see what you and your son make on your Next Wave! Keep me posted!
very helpful. I didn't see this topic covered in any of the Ventric tutorials. Thanks
Hi Alan. No, you won't find this in tutorials. drilling like this is more advanced stuff.
Just getting into CNC work. Your videos are great.
Profbyers, thank you! And I want to officially welcome you to the amazing world of CNC my friend!
Useful as always Garrett. Keep then coming. I learned about the drilling through master cam. Great to hear it again.
John, thanks brother! I'm glad it was helpful, sometimes a little refresher is all we need!
Just to let you know that you are my go to guy for cnc knowledge, thanks
Wow...Thanks Richard! And glad to have you here!
I've always used peck drilling, but I will combine it with spiral drilling now.
richardwilliams5520, That sounds like a great idea! Combining peck drilling with spiral drilling can help improve chip evacuation and overall drilling performance. Good luck with your projects!
A really informative video as I am starting out in CNC. Thank you for this content.
Hi Ciaran. Welcome to the amazing CNC world. Have you made any projects yet? What are they?
@@IDCWoodcraft not yet, the last thing to do before making a dust shoe of some sort is to finish the spoil board. I found this video by searching how to make holes so I can use stainless pocket screws to hold the MDF panel down. I will then start off by machining slots to mount T-Track down.
I've only just finished building the Queenbee Pro on the weekend. Everything working and checked.
Please make a dedicated "spiral drilling toolpath" video. This one is packed with information but is so hard to follow from 17:30 to 19:30 where it counts! Thanks!
Hi Sara. I will get that on the list.
As a total newbie, your videos are invaluable.😊
robie, glad you like them my friend! Happy cutting!
Nice job. Very well explained. I was working on a project involving some holes and I am glad I watched this video before I went and hit start.
Dan, right on brother! Happy to hear it helped you before you hit start on your project.
I stumbled upon this video about drilling, very helpful! I definitely will check out your other video's and subscribe to your channel. Thanks for your efforts of teaching us how to do stuff on the CNC.
ankerstaat60, you are so welcome my friend.
Helpful video. After watching I just tried out Bore in Fusion 360 which did a continuous spiral cut to depth and that worked a lot better than plunging into stock with a spot drill or an end mill. Thanks!
SystematicMechanic, glad it did the trick brother nice work!
This was very helpful Garrett. I never really payed much attention to the different types of drilling and always wondered why the software wouldn't let me make a 1/4" hole with a 1/4" end mill... now I know :)
Thanks @Jim. Yes, those quirky little things we struggle to figure out
I knew i was doing something wrong :D Man you are amazing cause i find answers in all your videos ! Thanks.
ORSA!!! Hello. Thank you for sharing that. Let's me know I'm doing something right. Would love to see some of your work.
I am full time truck driver in Belgium and i have a 3018 toy cnc and an Ortur diode laser...playing with them in my little left time in weekends 😂
So nothing for business but i Enjoy you teaching all that cnc stuff 😍💪
Garrett, I'm thinking of making a cribbage board. Of course, it's a lot of holes. Thanks for the information on drilling.
Tom, awesome! I'm glad I could help. I'd love to see pics of your finished board!
As a dentist I spiral drill all the time to enter, then profile drill to shape the prep. Final tool path is fairly slow for precision p, then a ‘tool change’ with multi 12 flute bit. Very easy to understand your methods!😎
Well Paul, I never thought a dentist could relate to this. Thank you for sharing. Gave me a smile!
My head is turpalating right now.ha. brilliant explanation though mate 👍🏴🇬🇧
paulbateman5769, glad to hear it brother!
Garrett, thank you! As a new CNC-er, I'm flying by the seat of my pants a little, learning as I'm going. Your videos have been super helpful, and this one particularly so. I knew there had to be a way to use an end mill in a corkscrew fashion... I just couldn't figure it out! Thanks for saving me about 24 hours of trial and error! Really appreciate what you do. Thanks!
Hi Dovetaler. You are welcome. What types of projects do you do that requires holes in it?
You answered SO many questions with this 21 minute video. Thank you for doing what you do!
Marty, I'm glad I could help!
Thanks a lot for this video and all the info. in your channel. I know nothing about CNC but yesterday I ordered the: Onefinity Journeyman "X-50". I know, is crazy buying something like this with no previous experience. But, I'm confident that, with videos like your's and some practice I will be good to go.
I'm a welder by trade but cant work on the field no more and want to do welding at home. Have all the tools of the trade (TIG, MIG AND STICK) plus some CNC income too.Building a 24 x 30 Metal building on the back yard this week. Let u know how go. Thanks again!!
Hi Max. There is something to be said for those who dive right in knowing little to nothing how they are going to get there. That was the same when I started this channel. You, my friend, will go far with this!
This is very helpful. Been struggling to figure out how to drill. I feel a lot more comfortable now bcos I know what to do from your video. Suggestion, for next video is drilling on a CNC Router with a brad point drill bit. Well done.
Hey Simi. I will consider thi. However, I tend to keep my videos geared toward those who are just starting out. But, of course, when I get a challenge such as this, it's hard to resist.
Please do tell. What are you considering with drilling on your router?
Thanks for that !! i am a carpenter and joiner very new to cnc and have watched many of your vidios . i am aware of the problems with different tools but intil now didnt know how to set the program up the right way to drill. on my first atempt zo drill a 20mm hole ( on my spoilerboard) i was left wizh a pin in the middle and didnt know why. but i do now ( i think ) once again thanks !!!!
TheSuperheilmwerker, glad to hear this video helped then brother!
Awesome info! I haven't yet started using my machine. I'm currently still setting it up. I am however ready to add my waste board, and this video on milling the holes has been very helpful. I am also using V-Carve Pro, so... I just need to make sure I have an 1/8" up cut end mill and re-watch the video as I plan the cuts in V-Carve! Thanks Garrett!
Right on Frank! It will sure come in handy when you need to mill the holes for your waste board. Im happy that I could help my friend.
This Garrett is a genius machinist
Great info learned a lot but I use Easel and most stuff I can’t do. But I did lean enough I can do what I need to do
douglasadams, so glad this one helped you brother!
This video as well as the others that I have watched and they are very informative. I will not be able to put the information to use until the Covid situation improves and I can go back to the woodshed. Can you do a Vcarve video on 4 sided machining on a CNC Router as the only video I have found is very unclear and just left me more confused than ever.
Thank you
Yacov Bakst
I will absolutely do this! It's on the liost. You'll have to give me a couple weeks. Can you wait that long lol?
Thanks for the video. Newbie here. I use easel software. When I try to cut out let’s say a circle 3/4 in. I end up with totally different results. I chose cut inside path option
Sergiykharchyk, your problem is a bit too tough to diagnose over comments brother. Drop by my live session at 8PM EST on Wednesdays. Id be happy to point you in the right direction there brother.
Been going crazy trying to do holes for t nuts. First try was going to take an hour and a half to do 16 holes! After watching this video I set it up as a spiral cut and the time dropped to less than 20 minutes! Once again you helped out a new CNC'r and kept me from losing my s**t! LOL Great video!
Hey Larry. Good to see you again. It's surprising how fast spiral drilling is. Once you do it, you never go back to that old fashioned peck drilling lol
nice video, on the spiral plunge, the it uses the plunge rate as it's feed rate, until it gets to bottom, then switches to standard feed rate for the last circle. just keep this in mind for controlling quality of cut with feeds.
laynemimstx, you bring up some great points my friend. I hadn't thought of that brother, thanks for the info!
Ooo thanks for this.. Common sense is so rare...
lol...yes it is. But I think we all have a lack of it somewhere.
@@IDCWoodcraft Common sense has become rare to the point of becoming rare gems. You almost have to mine for it. Its not just laying on the surface anymore.
This video solved a problem that I have. By using this method, drilling a 1/2" hole 3/8" deep with a flat bottom can be solved buy using a 1/8" bit, and a spiral cut. Absolutely awesome description and demonstration,
reginaldcass, right on brother! Glad to hear that this video helped you
FINALLY!!! Someone answered my question...
"Can you drill with a cnc"?
THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
I am really eyeballing the Longmill, because of your videos.
Hi Steve. You're totally welcome. It's those obscure things that we think about, but can't find a solution to. That's when you know you need to make the content about it.
Please be sure to let me know when you order your CNC. If you decide to get the long mill, can I ask a favor? Can you use the links that are in my description of the videos? It gives me a little pocket change.
@@IDCWoodcraft
Yes, I will. Have been wanting to know if you can drill ⅛" holes in ⅛" 6061. Been everywhere for months. Was not going to buy a cnc unless you could. YOU, finally solved that.
One more question, please. If I sent "YOU" the specs to cnc'ing out holes in a simple, 4½" x 7½" x 3", plastic project box, could I
pay you to make & send the file?
Would it be good for 100's of uses?
Can I store & retrieve it permanantly?
Do you do simple programs like that for people, for a fee?
@@stevegribble293 I don't normally create files for people. I teach them how to create them themselves. I'll take a look at your project. But I do not see an email from you.
I'm just not sure I can create the files. I'm 77 and not "real" techy. Lol
I have invented and now reinvented a gold extraction process that sells all over the world. I'm about to put it back on the market and am the point of needing the LONGMILL CNC for 2 pretty simple but highly repetitive jobs.
I'll try to attach this picture of a 4¾x8x3 inch project box.
The 4 Rocker switches are ½" holes.
The vibratory speed control hole is 9/32".
The incoming voltage monitor rectangle hole is 57/64 x 35/64 (14.06mm x 22.64mm)
The main pump rectangle is about 3" x 19/16.
Plus 5 holes down the side for Jack plugs. (7/16)
Takes me a couple hours to do all this on a Jet Mill with a Digital Read Out, by hand. (and no room for error without losing a $10 box)
From what I'm seeing, it appears that the LONGMILL CNC could do all this in 10 minutes.
The Aluminum drilling is 1/8" pilot holes thru 3/4" square tube (one wall only) and flat bar for 1/8" rivets. All of the Aluminum is 1/8" wall.
(I loved your video on drilling and the use proper bits). Watched it twice!
O.k., here comes the picture of the project (electronics) box.
Hope you get this Garrett. I completely understand if you haven't the time. Maybe you know somebody that would?
Thank You for the great videos
Steve Gribble
2325 N W Highland Ave. #23
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
Cell - 925-642-8457
@@stevegribble293 you cannot send an image through RUclips. You'd have to email it to me.
Hello Garrett, I'm about to Bye a cnc router, and your videos really help me how to operate, there is ton of videos in mother lenguag but the way you sir understand is absolutely great. Pray for your good health, I'm from South Asia and sorry of my english.
salimafridi2304, congrats on purchasing your machine! I'm glad to hear the videos have been helpful so far and I'm glad to be a part of your cnc journey! You got this!
Hi Garrett. Your videos have really been helpful to me. I have realized I have NOT been cutting holes the best way. I'm making some wood toys that need a fair number of holes. The holes are 5/16" diameter. The rest of the machining is all profile cut outs which I've been doing with a 1/4" spiral upcut bit. And I confess I've been cutting the 5/16" holes using the pocket toolpath and changed to the profile toolpath with a spiraling ramp after watching your drilling video the first time. All holes were in 3/4" wood with plunge rate of 20 ipm. I understand I could increase that for the spiraling cuts. Today in watching your video again, I realized you were using the 1/8" upcut bit for 1/4" holes and you emphasized the space available for wood chip ejection. Now for my questions: How much space should allowed relative to bit size for spiral drilling or and specifically how small of holes can be cut with spiral drilling using 3/16 and 1/4" bits? Thanks for your response!
Hi Joe. You actually don't need much space at all. If you're drill 5/16", a 1/4" bit will do fine
Very good instruction and examples! Thanks much! Perhaps you could focus on feeds and speeds for cutting holes on a future video. I have seen some sources state that the linear feed rate should be reduced when interpolating (spiral) cutting a hole.
Yes, a little slower but not much. Of course, it depends on the material. I haven't spoken much about feeds and speeds yet. It is an important topic, as is the difference between climb and conventional cutting. both are on my list of videos to do.
@@IDCWoodcraft What speeds do you use for spiral holes?
@@DMAnnotti that is subjective to the materials that you use. I would start at 80 in per minute
I would like to hear your thoughts on drilling holes smaller than 1/8”. Also, I was considering buying a second spindle for drilling but maybe I should just consider a second router spindle dedicated to smaller holes and use the spiral technique you’ve outlined in this video!? Good work! I’m a subscriber! Thank you!
Good question Bert. Smaller than 1/8 is the same principle except you will start to see flex and tapering if the small bit is too far extended. you may want to try plunging several times. This is a tough one. I'll have to think about it.
Garrett, it would not let you select the hole because you still had your toolpaths checked on. If you unchecked the toolpaths it will let you select the circles.
Thanks for clearing that up. It was a strange stop for me.
I love your videos. Do you recommend climb cutting or conventional doing small profile drilling holes
Charles, great question. My answer is, it depends. If you don't have a rigid router you might see chatter on a climb cut so try conventional if that happens to you. This also depends on the grain direction of the grain as well. But if you can get away with climb cut at a good feed and speed without chatter then go for it!
Another easy to follow and understand video, great job.
Do you know if you can use spotting drill bits in a cnc router and would this help compared to using end mills?
Hi Marty. Spot drills are fine. It would be interesting to see if they would drill through on tiny pecks. you can use any tool that will fit in your router the cuts down or sideways.
Very interesting video very useful
Hi Billy. Yes, it's one of those rare things people don't teach. What kind of projects do you do?
Waiting on two machines to come in one laser burner one router should be in this week sometimes then we'll start trying to work with him have some ideals that I think will sell
Already have one customer waiting for me to get set up
@@billysheppard31 excellent start!
@@billysheppard31 this is awesome. You're putting the cart in front of the horse which makes you HAVE to buy the horse.
Thank you for the time ended effort put into this video. You have good instruction techniques. I am just getting into creating videos to help others learn. I enjoyed your teaching style and gained some insights on how to approach topics. Regardless of how much I think I know about a topic, I usually learn something new when i take the time to listen to what others are trying to teach. Once again - thank you.
I do have one question because i didn't hear you cover this when going over the various bits. I actually purchased what was title core drilling bits for my CNC to make Cribbage boards. I was under the impression they were specifically constructed to allow efficient peck drilling on a CNC. My experience is they make short work of the task to drill my cribbage boards. Is there something I am missing about these specialty bits?
I haven't heard of 'core 'drilling bits.. I got tired of peck drilling so designed my own crib board drill bit (since I sell bits, I work on my own designs). I think you'll like it. I did a short video on it. Watch it ...you'll be surprised how fast it is → ruclips.net/video/nZp2nVhclew/видео.html
Also, thank you regarding the instruction technique. If you're putting some courses together, I can share a bit of my 'behind the scenes' concepts. It's vital to engagement.
Thank you for another very helpful video Garrett. Drilling basics for CNC is an area that I did not know anything about, and now I feel confident in doing any drilling I need to. Great video!
Greg, thank you so much for the support brother! Glad this video "drilled" down some ideas in your head about how to do things properly on the CNC.
@@IDCWoodcraft You are welcome Garrett! Right after I finished the video I created spiral drilling toolpaths for 2 projects where I need to be drilling holes. Perfect timing!
@@gregsettle1581 You never know what I have out there in instructional videos lol
You have tought me so much. Thank you. I have a question...what is your suggestion on how to drill the holes for a cribbage board?
Applylover, use a cribbage board bit! Here is a link: idcwoodcraft.com/products/set-of-2-extreme-performance-1-8-drill-bit-for-cnc-routers-free-cribbage-files
With this drill bit you dont need to spiral drill like this video, you can use a drilling toolpath in Vcarve.
Thanks for this great explanation and practical tips. I don't quite understand why you would use the profile cut rather than a plunge cut. My guess is that it works because the diameter of the spiral bit is half the diameter of the hole so the profile cut would work out. However can I assume that if you wanted to drill a hole that is greater than twice the diameter of the end mill that you would use a plunge cut?
Hi Stak. I use the profile because it creates a smooth transition as it moves downward. Plunge goes in steps and actually takes longer.
Hi Garrett! Thanks very much for sharing all the great information. I’m using this technique to drill some larger holes (.75” diameter) with a .25” endmill and I wonder what you would do about the small column of waste material left at the center of the holes? I’m also working in plywood, so I’m considering a compound spiral bit to reduce tearout. Any reason not to use that bit? Thanks again for your help!
Thomas, you could use a pocket toolpath to get rid of that excess. Have you tried running using climb instead of conventional on your toolpaths to reduce tearouts? It might help instead of using a compression bit. With a compression bit, you typically have to run the bit at a large depth of cut to get the benefits that bit offers and might not be that effective for drilling when it comes to evacuating chips.
Thanks for all the info. Do you ever use a tapered ball nose to do tapered holes?
Dean, you certainly can brother!
Hey Garrett, found my problem watching your videos. I was using the wrong post-processor. Thanks
Raymond, right on brother! Glad to hear you figured it out.
Great videos Garrett. The thing thats been holding me back with pulling the trigger with the E4 in particular, is where to physically place the machine. Wasn't sure how practical it is to place in a spare area in my house on a temporary basis because of the dust or project byproducts. I was seriously thinking about making the sacrifice of taking up some very valuable garage parking real-estate, until the machine could earn itself a more permanent space in a newly built project shop in the back yard. What are your thoughts about placing it inside the house etc.? And I love your mindset... I too am not really concerned with retiring off of this... I just want to have fun, get good at it, and finance some home projects. And I find I find I enjoy it enough, maybe start earning a supplemental income off of it as well. Look fwd to your response.
Hi RS! Thanks for the comments.
Off the bat, without dust collection, you may find yourself cleaning things up more often than you want. However, do what I did...dive in and solve the issue later.
It is a great deal of fun and as time goes on, there just aren't an end to things you can make.
Go for it!
Build a cart for it, where the table flips up. I watch a video earlier where a guy built a flip up table, if it reduced down the 20” deep.
I am a retired master cnc machinist and I have recently acquired a Shapeoko XXL 3 machine. I have enjoyed your videos and I am reminded and learn from them. When it comes to drilling, my most efficient method was a little macro that I made that pecked the first peck at 3 times the diameter of the bit, subsequently the pecks diminished by a percentage until complete. Are there any cad/cam programs today that will allow me to do the same?
Jeffteeter, very good point my friend. Consider looking into Fusion 360, it is a very powerful CAD/CAM software with excellent toolpaths like that.
Great content now if I want to make cribbage boards, I would use the 2 d ramp spiral method correct ??
Thank you
Ed
Ed, you would still use the same method that I showed you in the video!