On 24 July 2018 at 21:02, Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb.kuzmin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think "rest machining" refers to doing initial machining passes with > a large-diameter cutter, having the CAM keep track of the remaining > material that needs to be removed, and then doing finishing passes > with a smaller-diameter cutter to remove that remaining material. More generally it is using the stock remaining from the previous operations as the input to the current operation. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users