Get a tapered end mill. Ken
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > Tom wrote: > >> Steve Blackmore <st...@...> writes: >> >> >> >>> Hi Tom - can't you remove them with a full depth finishing cut? Distinct >>> edges like that are stress magnets ;) >>> >>> Steve Blackmore >>> >>> >> Hi Steve, >> Those are tapered walls. The contours for those pockets are about 50 thou >> inset >> at the bottom of the pocket, so the walls are that much thicker down there. >> It >> might be worth investigating using a 3/8 endmill with a 1/16" radius end. >> That >> would give some gradation to each Z level step, plus the bottom cut would >> have >> the full radiused corners. >> >> > What you need is a 5-axis mill :) > > (nice stuff, by the way) > - Steve > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 888-ISO-SEVO 203-426-7166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
