X3msnake/cnc_endmill_storage_for_teams_ramblings.md

Ramblings on endmill storage and CAM standards for teams (WIP)

Organization

Materials

  - Material Abreviation (By ease of machinability)
    - EPS - Esferovite
	- EVA - EPDM / EVA / Flexicel (Closed cell foam)
	- PUR - Poliuretano (Sikablock / Isocianeto)
    - PVC - Policloreto Vinilo
    - EPX - Epoxy
    - POM - Nylons / Polyoximetileno
    - FR4 - Fibra Vidro
    - FCB - Fibra Carbono
	- COA - Composito Aluminio
    - ACR - Acrilico
    - MAD - Madeira / MDF
	- PHE - Phenolico
    - ALU - Aluminio
    - LAT - Latão
	- COB - Cobre 
	- BRZ - Bronze
    - FER - Ferro
    - INX - Inox
	- TIT - Titanio

CAM OPS Layers and Colours

Template: _CNC_CAM_TEMPLATES > _Template_Mesa_OuplanSteel3020_230831.crvt3d

Tool storage and workflow design guidelines

There should be a tool stock with visual kanban to alert operators to request re-stocking
Designated place for empty boxes (of mounted tools) needed, so operators can return tools to correct boxes (when unmounting)
Tools in use should not be stored with new-stock
Tools in use should be easy to identify, must be marked white and separated from new-stock
Tools no longer fit to cut original material must be marked red if possible to be repourposed
Tools no longer fit to cut any material must be marked black and if re-sharpable placed in the "re-sharpen box"
Tools that cannot be resharpen or are broken can be kept as precision location pins or sent for recycle

Tool Colours

Endmill categorization by order of priority:

  - Material type
    - ACR / PVC / POM / *EPS / *EVA
    - MAD / MDF
	- COA / ALU
	- EPS / PUR
	- PHE [PCD]
	
  - Cut Profile
    - Upcut
    - Downcut
    - Compression
    - Straight
    - Chamfer
    - Engraving
    - Fillet
    - Ball Nose (Modelling)
    - Tappered BN (Modelling)
    - Facing
    - T-Slot
    - Special (Neon-channel, Threading)
	
  - Diameter
  	- 40
	- 16
	- 12
	- 10
	- 8
	- 6
	- 5, 4
	- 3
	- 1.5
	
  - Lenght
  	- 200
	- 150
	- 100
	- 75
	- 50

Examples of Bad solutions

Endmills should never be stored rubbing on others without a box or protective cover asn this will increase the reisk of nocking edges and damaging the cutting edge of the endmills

Workflow

Tool Tags

For the cases where there are toolsets tat are being used for a work, cone tags can be used to ensure that those cones and tools are reserved for a giver work

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