In Reply to: Any tips for cutting 1.5 inch copper rod? posted by Chip647 on December 13, 2017 at 13:09:20:
I can help been doing this kinda stuff a few years now.
What exactly are you attempting to accomplish? Are you cutting (saw) into segments? Drilling or machining?
Soft alloys can be difficult to mill.
Google "surface speed machining".
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- 1.5 inch copper rod, more detail please - Mossback 12/15/1713:02:41 12/15/17 (5)
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- Turned on a lathe - Mossback 17:16:05 12/15/17 (1)
- Or a 4-Axis CNC Mill :) - Triode_Kingdom 00:15:23 12/16/17 (0)