Posts by Chris Gammell

So Metal…

Posted on Mar 6, 2013

So I finally got my new end mills in the mail and got to the store to buy some 6061 aluminum (good prices on the clearance rack at The Metal Store!) Anyway, here is my super simple first cut. As I said on...

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First cut on the mill

Posted on Feb 21, 2013

This is the first time I try cutting anything on the new mill. It’s also the first time I have a full beard on camera (and last!). The result was mediocre but acceptable for a first try. Stay...

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Disassembling and Reassembling a Mill

Posted on Feb 3, 2013

If it hasn’t already been painfully obvious, I’m trying to learn mechanical stuff. Odd for a site that’s supposed to be about electronics, but I’ll get back to that on here eventually....

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