2.5 Axis Mill - xCarve - Easel, Fusion 360 & Chilepepr

xCarve Safety

xCarve 1000mm Overview

DO NOT CUT STEEL OR 7000 SERIES ALUMINUM ON OUR MILL

• Our Shop Mill is a 2.5 axis, meaning it can move in the X&Y directions with limited Z cutting(stairs but not ramps). 1000mm router mill.
• The working area is 800mm(31.49") x 800mm(31.49") x 65mm(2.55") if you want to cut something larger please tell a mentor.
• Our mill is great for plywood, sandee board, acrylic, polycarbonate, delrin, 5053 Aluminum and 6061 Aluminum. Not steel or 7071 AL
• if you have a question about a material, cut, or bits, please ask a mentor

Sign up for Easel

1. Go to http://easel.inventables.com/
2. Click "Sign in through Inventables"
3. Check "I am a New Customer"
4. fill in the form with your primary email and click next
5. Go through the basic tutorial ( 11ish steps)
6. Select Machine in the top left
7. Set your work area to 31.5" x31.5"

Inventables video introducing Easel

Sign up for Fusion360

Prepping your Onshape part for milling

Replace all sharp corners with fillets

Because the mill uses a circular bit to go around the edges of your part you will need to add radius' to all your parts to speed the part creation up.

While it is possible to "mill a square" its not recommended with our set up and is very very slow to cut.

1. Select the Fillet tool from your tool bar.
2. set the radius to the size of your milling bit (1/8" or 1/4", normally 1/8")
3. go through the part and replace all edge intersections with the fillet

Exporting your part from Onshape

Creating tool paths using Easel

Create a layout

Create your stock

Import your part

Lay out you part on your stock

Create your tool paths

Outside in Method

Depth Cuts

Dril/Peck

Helical

Pockets

Contour

Creating Tool Paths Using Fusion360&Chiliepepr

Create a layout

Create your stock

Import your part

Lay out you part on your stock

Create your tool paths

Outside in Method

Depth Cuts

Dril/Peck

Helical

Pockets

Contour

Select correct bit

Bit and Material Table

Changing a Bit

Prepping your stock

Measure your parts

Cut your stock

Do not use our table saw for cutting metal.

Secure your stock

Add hold downs

Set your Feeds and Speeds

Easel

• Find your bit and material and cut in the xCarve Feeds and Speeds Table

Chilipepr

• Find your bit and material and cut in the xCarve Feeds and Speeds Table

Final Prep for the cut

Oil the cutting area

Evaluate cutting area and tie downs

Turn on dust collection

Zeroing the Mill

Easel

Chilipepr

Cut

• Turn on spindle

Monitoring the part as it cuts

Always watch the mill while it cuts

be sure to be wearing safety glasses and light hearing protection

When to Pause

When to STOP

How to recover from a Pause

How to recover from a Stop

Final Inspection of part

Clean up Mill and table

Common Troubleshooting