Trochoidal milling aluminum with MPCNC | Mazzo.me

Trochoidal milling aluminum with MPCNC

Use of the trochoidal milling strategy on a piece of aluminum.

Trochoidal milling aluminum with MPCNC - Mazzo.me

Video of milling an aluminum part with my MPCNC:

The piece was fixed with a screw:

Milling.
Milling.
Result.
Result.

The model was designed with the CAD software SolidWorks:

CAD model.
CAD model.

The toolpath was generated with Estlcam:

Estlcam.
Estlcam.

With the following settings:

  • Diameter: 3 mm
  • Depth per pass (step down): 1,02 mm
  • Feedrate: 800 mm/min
  • RPM: 12000
  • Trochoidal step length: 3 %
  • Trochoidal width: 50 %
  • Trochoidal oscillation: 0 mm
Toolpath.
Toolpath.
Final result.
Final result.
Assembled piece.
Assembled piece.