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5 Hours AgoMmmm, how are you machining your cones? From the height of your product I would have thought a horizontal/4th axis approach would work better than...14 replies | 439 view(s)
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5 Hours AgoDid a bit more thinking about this and to get a smooth toolpath the arc centres aren't the same, you need to offset them ever so slightly to get the...14 replies | 439 view(s)
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2 Days AgoPartly because it's counter intuitive (I like neat stuff!) and partly through prior jerky machining experiences. Also currently I have no way of...14 replies | 439 view(s)
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2 Days AgoI realise it's not possible to do a true spiral, however it strikes me that an approximation done with a number of arcs per turn is going to be less...14 replies | 439 view(s)
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2 Days AgoYes, I would agree that the .stl transfer is a problem, however that (and .3ds, another polygon based format) seems to be all that my CAM will...14 replies | 439 view(s)
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3 Days AgoAnyone know of an easy way to generate a spiral toolpath to machine a smooth (upwards pointing) cone please? Trying to do it the obvious way (3D...14 replies | 439 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoWell I was taught that this is not quite true, but only if it is a plane (which could be the walls of an enclosure as long as they're conductive and...18 replies | 7423 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoThanks for the suggestions guys, I'll ring tomorrow and see what grades they have.5 replies | 481 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoIt does really for strength & light weight, we're talking extreme sports gear here. The stuff does exist, as an Italian company have parts using it,...5 replies | 481 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoDoes anyone know of a source of some 4mm OD round in this material please? I've tried my two local suppliers (Smiths, Simmal) but no luck. Due to the...5 replies | 481 view(s)
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3 Weeks AgoVoicecoil replied to a thread 7.5KW Spindle Servo System including Driver, Cables & Braking Resistor in Classified Ads, Buy, Sell & SwapLooking at the spec. page I couldn't help but have a giggle at the phrase "Min of dental work is M3" - I wouldn't want any cutter attached to that...2 replies | 569 view(s)
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3 Weeks AgoThere is sometimes an advantage to being able to move the spindle up and down on the Z carriage a bit to accommodate different cutter lengths...10 replies | 723 view(s)
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3 Weeks AgoYes, McNeel are not most helpful - but then the disc was bought something like 19 years ago, so I guess I shouldn't be too grumpy.2 replies | 581 view(s)
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4 Weeks AgoI have v2 on an old PC which is ailing badly, was going to move to a newer machine but have lost the disc :stupid:2 replies | 581 view(s)
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Spiral toolpath to machine a cone?