CNC Project - VESA Monitor Mounts using Fusion 360 Adaptive Clearing Toolpath

[JAZZCNC]

I may have to try some larger tools as my understanding from Dean is trochoidal works better with more flutes and larger tools (lower stepover I expect as well).

Yes 3 flute 8mm or 10mm carbide is my prefered weapons of choice for roughing and pocketing. Then full depth finish with 4 or 6mm HSS single flute.

Now you see why I love my i-machineing so much. It will cut 20mm plate just has easy has that full depth and similair speeds etc. Biggest challenge is clearing the massive amount of chips coming off.
It's actually amazing to watch and scares the bejesus out ya at first but the time savings are massive on some jobs. Also tool life is considerably increased because has you can hear the cutter is so much less stressed.

This type of tool path also works very well for small tools and you'll be surprised how much material can be removed with 3mm cutter.! I've never snapped a 3mm tool yet with i-machineing but yet conventional tool paths are like a lottery and at much lower DOC etc.

[Washout]

A follow up vid of sorts with better toolpaths and the little posts now missing.

Agree on i-Machining BTW Dean from what I have seen of it and probably more refined than Fusion 360 as unless I've missed the settings in Fusion 360 you don't have the same kind of built in control for aggressive vs conservative you have in i-Machining (a slider iirc) and instead you are manually changing optimum stepover and F&S from external programs like GWizard.

I wonder what the prices are like for i-Machining now as they were a bit "eye watering" for the amateur last time I looked.

Anyway video:

[routercnc]

Nice work Washout!

Adaptive clearing certainly looks like the way to go. Jealous as I looked at Fusion 360 the other day then went to download it and realised that was only for 64 bit (which I knew but had forgotten in my excitement). I've only just upgraded to Win7 32bit on a SSD so it will have to wait for the next PC build.

By the way if the only operation on the flipside was the counterbores why didn't you just use the drill press and a counterbore bit? Save cutting the pocket in the wood and setting it all up again.

Anyway, coming together now . . .

[Washout]

You must have been reading my mind regarding the counterbores, as it was very tempting just to walk over to the drill press, but sometimes I get "stubborn" and do stuff the hard way just to try the technique out...

BTW - doesn't the key for 32Bit Win7 work for 64Bit Win7 also? - its been a while since I installed 32Bit (the CNC PC is the last one in my household), but I'm sure both versions used to get shipped with one key? Mind you I don't think MACH3 runs on 64Bit iirc so if you're using the same PC for both you may not be able to go 64Bit.