video coming... :) one gcode program - chamfer, hex and hole all poly-bored.. h
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 6:47 PM Sam Sokolik <samco...@gmail.com> wrote: > playing with being able to 'gear?' the x axis to the radius of the polygon. > > \ > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 11:12 AM dave engvall <dengv...@charter.net> > wrote: > >> >> On 3/12/20 8:53 AM, Sam Sokolik wrote: >> > I think you could with currently a negative tool diameter... The >> problem >> > is - the axis keeping up. The spindle would have to move slower. >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 10:25 AM Ed <ate...@mwt.net> wrote: >> > >> >> On 3/12/20 10:03 AM, Sam Sokolik wrote: >> >>> Yes - and it really isn't that great. the cutter edge isn't on the >> >> center >> >>> line of the spindle.. I had to tweek the angle of the tool so that it >> >> cut >> >>> the hex in the right orientation. I am actually surprised it worked >> as >> >>> well as it did. >> >>> >> >>> (or who knows - maybe it is why it did work as well as it did. :) ) >> >>> >> >>> I hope to find or sharpen a decent tool to try andy's tapered polygon >> >> this >> >>> weekend. (I also think I could thread it... why? no clue. But why >> stop >> >>> now..) >> >>> >> >>> sam >> >> >> >> Pretty neat Sam! >> >> >> >> >> >> Now for your next test do the double hex on an OD. >> >> >> >> >> >> Ed. ;-) >> >> >> >> >> >> Get the bugs worked out and then try something in steel. :-) Probbly >> using a roughing routine first to remove the bulk of the material. Still >> pretty fancy stuff. >> Dave >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Emc-users mailing list >> >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Emc-users mailing list >> > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
