Objvoiuly you could redesign the handle to use some parallel sides and it would be easy to make. But I assume this is an exercise
Repair would be the easy way to go. Mill off the broken fork side and use a plate to replace it taach the plate with small screws. 3D printing would be easy and you might even send the design files to an outfit who can print in metal. They can print stainless steel or even gold. So printed does not have to be plastic. But if you were to mill this, the trick is to make the clamp tools. For example if you make a taper then the handle (and the taper) fit in a milling vice. You would end up making a set of custom tapered clamp shims. The shims can be machined or printed I would just repair this. On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 8:36 PM John Dammeyer <[email protected]> wrote: > This has nothing to do with LCNC specifically. Really more a how to use > LCNC. > > The attached picture is of a broken tripod crank handle that clearly was a > casting. > > I can't figure out how I'd hold the raw stock to machine it. The slot > would be easy. But the angles and tapers and curves go in three different > dimensions. > > Maybe a stub on the end held in a 4th axis? > > Any suggestions are welcome. > John > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
