DCS:Black Shark - CNC cutting a part for the datalink panel

A little video of me cutting a part for the datalink panel out of 5mm acrylic on my new CNC mill. The acrylic is attached to the bed with doublesided tape. A little bit of chatter here and there, otherwise it came out great.

The part will hold the buttons (GLKD2, search ebay) of the datalink panel.

See: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=36689

The mill is a KX1 from Sieg.

See: http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalog...

/Oakes

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• DCS
• Black
• Shark
• CNC
• Datalink

[soundmachine6]

Damn. Awsome.

Are you the guy from the DCS forums who is making it's own cockpit ?

[KA50Oakes]

Well, I'm one of them anyway :-)

/Oakes

[smokytyrz]

I could watch that thing mill day. Great work again! Finished product is going to be simply amazing. I wanted to ask, do you have to create a new file for each cut, or do you have one file specifying final sizes, and the machine just tells you its time to put on a different bit? How does that part work? Thx!

[KA50Oakes]

You can do it either way, currently I make one file per feature of the part (i.e outer profile, rough cut the holes, drill etc). The CAM program I use makes it easy to generate gcode (gcode controls the movement of the machine) for the entire part or only a single feature. You can also do multiple fixtures for the same part (to cut two identical parts but at different positions on the table).

[smokytyrz]

That is killer. Sounds easy to use. What about the water cooling attachment? Did you have to add a water line in your garage?

[KA50Oakes]

The what now? :-)

No water I'm afraid, it's just a vacuum cleaner but it keeps the chips from getting everywhere plus I guess you get a little cooling from it.

[elvismongo]

Excellent. I can only assume DCS: Black Shark is top shelf. I just don't picture anyone going through this kinda effort for say...HAWX

[PhiXX4]

sweet a cnc :D this rox!

[soundmachine6]

Nice :B Completely insane, but nice XD

[smokytyrz]

Sorry..I though on one of your other clips you had a water cooling attachment. I might be confusing videos (been watching a lot of milling videos since I first saw yours).