Yes, that is the method I would use: Create the full scroll then use that as a "tool" to remove material from a black jaw model. You could never get it to match up otherwise. Just last night I needed to make a lid for a box and wanted an interlocking goose. So I make the lid about 10 mm to tall and use the box to cut off the excess.
But there is one problem with the technique, especially when making metal parts, you need some clearance. This is why there is an "offset" tool to reduce the size of the part by a few 0.01 mm or whatever you need. But is you mill good enough to cut a spiral? Getting the g-code is the easy part. > > If you draw the spiral in cad, then choose a section of maximum radius, and > minimum radius that a jaw 'tooth' will traverse. > > Now superimpose those two profiles and lop off any excess, keeping only the > intersecting area. > Repeat for all jaw 'teeth' > Then hand code the segments.. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
