Use the high positive rake inserts designed for aluminium, such as CCGT or DCGT. They work well on most plastics. They also work quite well on wood. As you are probably aware you will end up with long strings that get tangled up in the work. It helps to program in pauses to break the strings up.
Les Kirk Wallace wrote: > I need to machine Delrin on my lathe. I have had good results with hand > sharpened HSS tools with moderate tip radius, and positive rake for my > manual lathe. For my HNC, I would like to use inserts with an accurate > profile. A brief search didn't turn up any inserts for machining Delrin. > Anyone have suggestions? Thanks. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
