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T-Slot chip clearing test

T-Slot chip clearing test. T-Slot is made out of plastic, designed in CATIA and sent to a rapid prototyping 3D printer. . T-Slot fits the track profile without contact (ideally). . At low feed rates, the chips are gathered and pushed out. They have a tendency to bunch up and bind, however. .

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T-Slot chip clearing test

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  1. T-Slot chip clearing test

  2. T-Slot is made out of plastic, designed in CATIA and sent to a rapid prototyping 3D printer.

  3. T-Slot fits the track profile without contact (ideally).

  4. At low feed rates, the chips are gathered and pushed out. They have a tendency to bunch up and bind, however.

  5. This binding induces stress on the T-Slot, which has the propensity to fail. Actually, this T-Slot failed because Steve pressed the rapid auto-feed button in the wrong axis, rendering the piece useless  .

  6. Conclusions • The T-Slot should be designed to withstand the forces of chips binding up. • Make it out of aluminum or brass? • (Nothing harder than track material) • With stronger materials [than the plastic], faster feed rates could be achieved.

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