> >>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
Aside from a 5 axis (drool..), would a tapered endmill (such as used for mold work) achieve the desired angle? Just spit-balling. Very nice work Tom - great to see stuff like this. I better not let my brother see those - he loves his motorcycles (as I once did, now I value my brain staying within my skull since a friend of mine broke his pelvis in 3 places and wore a 'hoop' for nearly a year). I saw the mention of EMC2 2.3...at the risk of getting the whole list drooling on keyboards and causing mass crashing of emc-users list member's computers, is 2.3 expected within the next ~3 months or so? Again - congrats and keep machine info coming! Greg www.distinctperspectives.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
