>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGq-9NNmr3o&feature=related > > I notice thay didn't show the cutting tool clearly. I would > have liked to see that.
Here is an animation that shows the process: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7831550688320827327 The cutting tooth actually traces out an elliptical path, but it's so close to a straight line that it doesn't matter for most applications. The larger the cutter radius relative to the polygon, the straighter it will be. The number of sides is the product of the gear ratio and the number of teeth on the cutter. here's some more info from the same people: http://www.remsales.com/pages_blocks_v3_exp/images/links/POLYGON_MILLING_[Read-Only].pdf enjoy! -fenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
