Aluminium Sheet Routing

The thicker the material and the greater the depth of cut the more important it is to follow these tips.

Aluminium sheet routing.

There s a world of difference for a cnc router cutting thin aluminum sheet vs a cnc router cutting thicker aluminum plate. Our router supports full sheets of aluminium up to a size of 2440mm x 1220mm. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal.

Routing 1 4 aluminum with festool router and 1 4 carbide end mill. 6061 extra thick aluminum sheet 12 inch x 12 inch x inch flat plain plate panel aluminium metal sheets finely polished and deburred by lostronaut 24 99 24. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. For more than 25 years alma has specialized in routing of aluminum sheets a technology specific to the aeronautics industry with high nesting performance and the ability to meet all the technological requirements and constraints of the routing process multi layer machining screwing riveting micro junctions etc almacam routing is the ideal system to program your aluminum routing machines.

Used a basic 1 4 shaft wood edging router bit to quickly trim the edge of 1 4 thick 6160 aluminum sheet. Aluminum sheet is any aluminum sheet metal thicker than foil but thinner than 6mm. Difference between using router on aluminium and wood. We supply custom cnc routing services of aluminium sheets.

Bits also tend to dull off quite fast when used on aluminum. The only true distinction is in their respective thickness. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. Aluminium requires hardier router bits unlike wood since fragile bits will break easily when used on aluminum.

Cnc router aluminum sheet work is different than cnc routers cutting aluminum plate. We make use of high quality bits specially designed to cut aluminium which results in a great cutting quality reducing post cut processing. There is a great difference when routing wood and aluminum.