Quote Originally Posted by Robin Hewitt View Post
Does being a "plastics guy" mean you have access to fancy software that will give you a watermark tool path?

What precision will you be aiming for when cutting your graphite?
Im not sure what you mean by watermark toolpath. I do have access to mastercam, hsm, and bobcad.


The graphite machine should be accurate to +-.0002 , but more importantly, it should be able To Move fast enough to negate wear on diamond tooling. Most tools wear out in Graphite because (most) machines cant deliver, totally 0 stop, true constant engage machining (hurco being a very notable exception. Ultimotion works excellent in graphite. As does gf micron machines) its usually either that, or limited acceleration that kills tools in graphite.