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HeyLaughingBoy
on Nov 24, 2013
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Aluminium: The metal that just keeps on giving
As I discovered the first time I tried to machine an aluminum extrusion. I was used to 6061 alloys that machined very well dry, but this "hardware-store grade" extrusion softened enough to weld itself to a nice Niagara endmill, ruining it :-(
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