The metalcutting ones are not center cutting, they are roundover only. You could probably get away with a shallow helical ramp in on wood, otherwise order a center cutting end mill 1/16 or closer if you can find one, cut the pockets to clearance height for the roundover, do the roundover and then finish the pockets.
------Original Mail------ From: "Stephen Dubovsky" <smdubov...@gmail.com> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 11:58:37 -0500 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Making ebony buttons in wholesale numbers Yes, IME they will cut a V-ish shaped groove where none existed before. Common in sign carving. Mine are woodworking bits so they wont plunge/centercut well and would have to be ramped in like if using a face mill to pocket. Dont know if the little ones for metalworking are center cutting or not. On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > Hi all; > > Checking for roundover mills, MSC has one thats almost useful, 1/16 > radius but the tip is .047 in diameter. > > This is ebony but its still wood so it carves and sands normally. What I > had in mind was to carve the sheet of ebony with the roundover, then > trade that bit for a mill and cut them out. But my mill choices in the > drawer are .03125. > > That I can code around when I do the cutout, so the only problem is > wasting the ebony. > > My question is: Can these roundover bits actually plow where there is no > 'edge' since the edge would not exist at that time? Plow the double > sided groove, and then cut the piece out of the sheet. With 2" wide > stock, if I cut them out first, then round the edges, I can get 6 pieces > out of 2" but have a heck of a time holding them while doing the > roundover, but if I do the roundover first, I can only get 5. Even so, I > think I cn get the 50 I need from one 1/4" thick, 2" wide, 12" long > sheet. > > Has anyone a better idea? > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is > your > hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought > leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a > look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
