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Machining soft aluminum, 6061-O
Dry machining is not easy with 6060. Milling should work dry, but you should not make big steps so that the chip spaces do not stick together. Drilling will probably only work with chip breakers or very small excavations. Cut threads dry or form threads; you can forget that. Perhaps thread...- Spannbacken
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