Brass and Copper for CNC machining (explained)

In this video, we'll discuss the properties, usages, and surface finishes of the materials brass and copper for CNC machining. We'll also CNC machine a brass part as well as deburr it. Then, we'll polish both the copper and brass material parts.


00:00 Intro

01:05 We'll discuss the history and background of copper and brass.

02:14 Brass usages. You'll learn some of the common usages and applications of brass and why they are used for these applications.

03:16 Brass machinability and surface finishes. We'll discuss why brass is so easy to machine and what the benefits of that are.

04:08 Tapping brass. It's easy to finish brass and we'll demonstrate this by tapping some brass material.

04:53 Machining brass (facing). Demonstration of CNC machining a brass part.

06:38 Here, we'll remove corrosion from a brass bell. You'll see how easy it is.

07:30 Copper usages. You'll learn some of the common usages and applications of copper and why they are used for these applications.

10:27 Copper machinability and surface finishes. We'll discuss how copper is a very machinable material and why. We'll also discuss some of the surface finishes and what they look like.

12:10 Here we remove corrosion from copper to get the part back to its machined state.

13:54 Outro


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