basscatcher89

Yes xcarve can do it. Only thing that gets rough is those DeWalt routers assuming that's what you got with yours only go down to 18k rpm but just take it slow and you should be ok. I'm using carbides router which goes down to 10k but I've seen folks using the DeWalt routers with no issue. Yes I'm using fusion for design and the cam work. It took awhile to get the hang of it but it's a real powerful software.

I've been getting decent life out of mine. I right use 1/4 all the way down to 1/32 size bits. I go pretty conservative with my feeds and speeds they tend to last awhile. 1/8 ball cutter and flat cutter are pretty much my go-to then I work my way down for fine detail. I have cheap cutters for wood cutting then buy coated for doing aluminum. I was skeptical for awhile before trying this. Now I'm glad I made the leap. You don't go as fast as a big mill obviously and you have to get creative in some spots but it works out for playing around in the home shop.

I’m in the middle of cutting this mold on my cnc router. I use the Shapeoko from Carbide which is about 1500 last I looked. The 200 machines may not be rigid enough for aluminum but then again they may work great. I haven’t had to worry much about cooling or chip clearing. I have a compressor with a nozzle near by if I do need to clear something quick. They a fun to play with, I’ve been cutting jig head molds as well.

Thanks for the info guys! Think I'll give it a shot. Just looking for some alternatives to devcon 2 ton and get a smoother surface to paint on. Maybe etex or one of the other resins would be a better option.

Dang that many huh? Lol Ok maybe I'm heading down a deadend here.

Hey guys as the title says are there any current sources for Prop pellets? I've read through the posts from over the last 15 years and saw we use to have some sources on the board but it doesn't look like their around anymore and I can't find anything on ebay. Looking to give it a shot to seal bodies. Was reading on the plastic cup dissolving but sounded like most here said just get pellets and do it right. Thank You!

Excellent thank you! Almost a 10 year old thread and great info back then and more now.

Not sure if the last post was a real account or not but the fact this thread came up just solved so many problems I had been searching for answers to over the weekend! lol

I have an injector from del and it works great. I just got it back in january. It has the screw on tip. Took a little bit to get to me but I wasnt in a hurry anyway.

Ok you gave me some places to look. I've been heating to 350 and shooting from there I will try to let it cool off a bit more before I inject and I will back off the preassure on the injector as well. Its a del-mart grub mold so it has the screws built into the mold to hold it closed.

My first Injection mold came the other day and I was out in the shop using it for the first time last night. I had a quick question. I noticed when I shot some of the grubs the bodies would have a thin flashing coming off where the mold joins together. I was curious if there is something I am possibly doing to cause this or is it just nature of the beast. Its no big deal cause it usually pulls right off the body but I wasnt sure if there was something I could be doing to avoid that. Thank You