[Noisebridge-discuss] CNC Mill workshop Friday 1/15 6pm

[Matthew Silvey]

On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 02:25:53PM -0800, John Magolske wrote:
> > I'll try to bring in some more material
> > this week, will see if I can round up any acrylic. Also, it may be
> > that machining T6 temper aluminum could be a bit hard on the mill, but
> > I suppose if we adjust feed-rates to maintain a minimal chip-load it
> > could be ok. If we had (or someone has) an appropriate oven, I suppose
> > we could draw the temper down a bit.
>
> What would you need, oven-spec-wise, to do this?  Could we repurpose one
> of the toaster ovens or is the target temp too high?
>

I can't say I have any good info to work on but
http://girr.org/girr/tips/tips4/cheap_siding.html
indicates that 10 hours at 700F will reduce the anneal 6061-T6

Matt
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