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Originally Posted by Oblarg
I dunno, every time I've had to machine 6063 I've ended up with ugly holes and galled aluminum all over our bits. Lowering the RPM on the drill press and/or using cutting oil helps, but not much.
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I've worked a bit with it and can testify that it's definitely worse than 6061 in terms of machining, but I've made it work before. Pockets are terrible, but I haven't seen it very bad on drilling.