Create a CNC Aluminum Umx Prop Adapter

In this tutorial, you will learn how to construct an aluminum umx prop adapter using only basic carpentry tools and materials

You can learn more about the different types of prop adapters in our article here: Prop Adapters Explaine

In this tutorial, we will be making a classic aluminum umx prop adapter with a spine that allows it to clamp onto the motor shaft. This is useful for when your motor has a large diameter shaft which makes it difficult to attach an adapter directly onto the motor shaft. We are also going to add spacers on either end of the spine to allow for more adjustment in length from the motor shaft.

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CNC Aluminum Machining

Aluminum is one of the most common metal materials to produce components for various fields, almost all fields. Also, CNC aluminum machining is a very common process for aluminum parts.

Aluminum is very easy for machining process because the material is soft and shaping keeper, it is suitable for many different production facilities, such as machining, extrusion, stamp, casting, etc.

With its good thermal conductivity and excellent shaping feature, temperature devices and electricity device and other industries are commonly using aluminum alloy. Aluminum alloy has many different materials codes to support wider demands.

Benefits of CNC Aluminum Machining

1/ Aluminum material is soft for machining, easy for CNC machining to carry out desired shapes

2/ CNC machining aluminum parts are durable for long term using, high resistance than steel series

3/ CNC machining aluminum parts are flexible to apply many kinds of surface finishing treatments

4/ CNC machining aluminum is good resistance against low temperature, which benefits for winter products

5/ Aluminum materials can be produced by many process, for example, forging, extrusion, stamp, casting, fabrication, etc.

6/ It is basically environmental material and supporting recycle collecting, material renewal benefits the burden of world

Composition And Property of CNC Machining Aluminum

Aluminum Property	Alloy Type	Content	Melting Point	Hardness	Tensile Strength	Density
Aluminum Property	Aluminum Based	Aluminum and others	660°C	HRC 22-35	80-345 MPa	2.72-2.82 g/cm3

Common Materials Code of CNC Machining Aluminum

Aluminum Alloy	Workable Processes	Surface Finishing for Aluminum Parts	Materials Code
	CNC Turning, CNC Milling, CNC Drilling, Molding, Extrusion, Fabrication, Welding, Casting, etc.	Chemical Film; Oxide; Anodizing, Painting, Plating, etc.	Aluminum 2024
			Aluminum 5052
			Aluminum 5083
			Aluminum 6061
			Aluminum 6063
			Aluminum 6082
			Aluminum 7050
			other more Aluminum Alloy

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From year of 2005, Asianstar Company establish the CNC Machining Factory in Guangdong Province, China.
We mostly provide CNC Turning, Milling, Drilling, Grinding, and Multi Machining processes service on various materials.
With the Belief of becoming a key supplier in the supply-chain of Precision Components, we strictly control our product quality, keep high precision on our components production, buildup the whole-process QC System and submit the satisfaction for every order.
By long term development, we have buildup partnership with world-wide clients, supporting our partners in Designing, Optimizing, Producing and Testing on each type of components.

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