5 important tips for a beginner to work with CNC

If you’ve just purchased a new or used CNC machine, you might be tempted to jump right in and start milling. While it’s great to be excited about you’re the possibilities of your CNC Machine, it’s important to take a step back and make sure you’re ready. Here are 5 tips for a successful CNC Machine beginner:

1. check the set up:

Some machines come with flood coolant, but if you don’t have one now, make sure you have a misting setup. Keeping an eye out for chip build up will preserve the life of your cutters and avoid breakage.

2. avoid stainless steel:

Stainless steel and other difficult materials are best saved for when you’ve built up some experience. We recommend starting out with brass or aluminium and building up to mild steel. When you’ve mastered executing perfect cuts on these types of metals you can feel confident tearing into some stainless steel.

3. go through trusted sources:

Work holding is extremely important. If you don’t spring for a decent visa your work-piece will likely shift without your knowledge, leaving you questioning what went wrong. And remember, a good visa is useless without a clamping kit to hold it to your table.

4. checking the cutters:

While you don’t need the highest quality aerospace cutters on the market, you also don’t want to settle for some low quality, generic, imported cutters. Simply knowing that you have a decent cutter can rule out a major variable when it comes to determining where you might be going wrong with your cuts. For the leading supplier of high quality used CNC machines contact the experts at various industries. We offer equipment financing and international delivery for your convenience. And don’t forget, we also appraise and purchase your used CNC lathes for sale.