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Open ended question for you guys!
I have been making some servo motor mounts for my CNC. They are roughly 3.5" x 3.5" x 4" and machined from 6061 billet. I like using my lathe to square stock as I can set it up very quickly and really move some metal, although I have certainly squared stock on my CNC mill. I also needed to hold this part in a 4 jaw chuck to bore the various internal features to this part. As a result, I have some fairly deep witness marks from the jaws of the chuck that remained through to the finished exterior of the part. This won't be a huge deal as I was planning on anodizing or painting the part, but I'd like some idea for keeping the surface from getting mucked up.
Here are some pictures, look at the jaw marks on the center of each edge of the part.
I have been making some servo motor mounts for my CNC. They are roughly 3.5" x 3.5" x 4" and machined from 6061 billet. I like using my lathe to square stock as I can set it up very quickly and really move some metal, although I have certainly squared stock on my CNC mill. I also needed to hold this part in a 4 jaw chuck to bore the various internal features to this part. As a result, I have some fairly deep witness marks from the jaws of the chuck that remained through to the finished exterior of the part. This won't be a huge deal as I was planning on anodizing or painting the part, but I'd like some idea for keeping the surface from getting mucked up.
Here are some pictures, look at the jaw marks on the center of each edge of the part.