playing with being able to 'gear?' the x axis to the radius of the polygon.
\ On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 11:12 AM dave engvall <dengv...@charter.net> wrote: > > On 3/12/20 8:53 AM, Sam Sokolik wrote: > > I think you could with currently a negative tool diameter... The > problem > > is - the axis keeping up. The spindle would have to move slower. > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 10:25 AM Ed <ate...@mwt.net> wrote: > > > >> On 3/12/20 10:03 AM, Sam Sokolik wrote: > >>> Yes - and it really isn't that great. the cutter edge isn't on the > >> center > >>> line of the spindle.. I had to tweek the angle of the tool so that it > >> cut > >>> the hex in the right orientation. I am actually surprised it worked as > >>> well as it did. > >>> > >>> (or who knows - maybe it is why it did work as well as it did. :) ) > >>> > >>> I hope to find or sharpen a decent tool to try andy's tapered polygon > >> this > >>> weekend. (I also think I could thread it... why? no clue. But why > stop > >>> now..) > >>> > >>> sam > >> > >> Pretty neat Sam! > >> > >> > >> Now for your next test do the double hex on an OD. > >> > >> > >> Ed. ;-) > >> > >> > >> Get the bugs worked out and then try something in steel. :-) Probbly > using a roughing routine first to remove the bulk of the material. Still > pretty fancy stuff. > Dave > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Emc-users mailing list > >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
