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    New mini mill

    That is rights all i did was draw lines on top of the imported picture then delete the picture. If you use the trace function when picking tool paths you can choose axial depth. i went with -.001 but because of the tool and the amount of detail i tried to put in there some of it didn't turn out.
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    New mini mill

    Hello. I have been doing some more engraving with my mini mill. using fushion 360 to lay out the original picture then just drawing lines over it and posting out the code it has been pretty easy. first part with lots of detail took about ten minutes to machine and im not sure how long to draw...
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    New mini mill

    Ya its going well. the control is very user friendly and with a little help and the new cad/cam system its going great.
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    New mini mill

    Long time no post. I have been having some fun with the mini mill and recently downloaded Fusion 360 and was able to draw some pockets and post some code. As a bit of a nerd first program was the Rebel symbol from star wars. I also used some of the wizards built into mac 3 and did some custom...
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    New mini mill

    no problem thanks for the help with the machine. I finished up my pocket pry bar. was a fun little project.
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    New mini mill

    Made some chips! Ran a one inch face mill over about five inches of aluminium and played around with the engraving wizard. works great. still lots to learn about the control, tool touch off, and setting up my work position (G54) . But as for simple use like you would a manual milling machine it...
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    Hi from Calgary

    Hi all im a j man machinist. i recently picked up a syil x4 mini mill. I am looking forward to building some projects with it. I mostly run cnc lathe . but have put in lots of time on manual lathe and mill. I am here to help if i can. but ill probably have as many questions as i do answers.
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    New mini mill

    no chips yet. working through the wizards to see what is of any use. I am having trouble with the single block and the spindle speed. i dont know if im clicking buttons to fast. or just not using it right yet.
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    New mini mill

    Hi. I just picked up this sweet little syil X4 mini. I havent been able to do much with it yet. But looking forward to making some parts. I think ill be asking around for help with the Mach 3 operating system. This is alot smaller machine then I am used to .
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