In this video we cover a very simple and easy way to get an excellent bottom finish on alloys when performing pocket cuts on your CNC.
The secret to a good bottom finish when pocketing is to make sure you do not overload your tool. This will reduce typical chatter you may see on some hobby CNC machines.
It is important to note that selecting the right grade of alloy is also very important. 5083 and 6061 are excellent alloys for CNC machining. In this video, we are using 6060, which is a bit softer and a bit trickier to work with. The good news is, we ended up with an excellent result because of using this hack. :)
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