Tom wrote: >Steve Blackmore <st...@...> writes: > > > >>Hi Tom - can't you remove them with a full depth finishing cut? Distinct >>edges like that are stress magnets ;) >> >>Steve Blackmore >> >> > >Hi Steve, >Those are tapered walls. The contours for those pockets are about 50 thou inset >at the bottom of the pocket, so the walls are that much thicker down there. It >might be worth investigating using a 3/8 endmill with a 1/16" radius end. That >would give some gradation to each Z level step, plus the bottom cut would have >the full radiused corners. > > What you need is a 5-axis mill :)
(nice stuff, by the way) - Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
