Matsuura on Craig Andera https://www.craigandera.org/tags/matsuura/ Recent content in Matsuura on Craig Andera Hugo en-us Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:25:07 -0400 Makerspace CNC Aluminum Part https://www.craigandera.org/projects/makerspace-cnc-aluminum-part/ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.craigandera.org/projects/makerspace-cnc-aluminum-part/ An aluminum part milled on the Matsuura CNC machining center at the makerspace, broken tap and all. On a Sunday morning in July 2023 I ran a part on the Matsuura at the makerspace. Here's the machine at work milling the aluminum in a vise, with a stream of coolant on it.

And here's what came off it. The block has contoured pockets and a bunch of tapped holes. Don't look too closely at the broken-off tap in one of those holes.

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