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I just ordered a 6 foot length of 1.5"x 1.5" Aluminum 6061-t6 for machining small parts with my mini mill, so far I've been using scrap pieces I had brought from work many years ago some were angles, some 3/8" flat pieces of cut-offs but have no idea what type of aluminum alloy they were.
I searched the net and based on this site, Aluminum alloy 1100 has "Excellent Formability / Workability" but so does 6061.
My question to those of you who have machined different types of Aluminum is, how did you like AL6061 and /or 1100? is one significantly better than the other in terms of machinability? will a newbie to working with aluminum see a difference?
I also priced a small sheet of plastic called delrin thinking plastic would be easier on the small mill(motor/cutting tools) but the price of 24"x 48" x1" was close to $580 so I'm back with Aluminum for now.
Please share your comments and your thoughts.
Ken
I searched the net and based on this site, Aluminum alloy 1100 has "Excellent Formability / Workability" but so does 6061.
My question to those of you who have machined different types of Aluminum is, how did you like AL6061 and /or 1100? is one significantly better than the other in terms of machinability? will a newbie to working with aluminum see a difference?
I also priced a small sheet of plastic called delrin thinking plastic would be easier on the small mill(motor/cutting tools) but the price of 24"x 48" x1" was close to $580 so I'm back with Aluminum for now.
Please share your comments and your thoughts.
Ken