Boring bar direction

[Anonymous]

I have a shaft 1.375 in diameter, i am trying to machine a small counterbore, the depth is .065, the diameter is 1.1 inches, the supervisor wants me to rough out the counterbore with a 1/2 dia boring bar, i have the Featurecam program working but the boring bar starts on the center, i want it to start in 1.1 dia position and feed to the center at .01 depth per pass, any ideas of how to get the boring bar to feed from the 1.1 dia to the centerline?

[bhorstTGM48]

https://www.screencast.com/t/Ljzpdk4qJjd

Have you tried these check boxes? I think this may do what you need?

[kelbie.ockey]

Hey Joel. Can you attach a file? I'd like to see the example to better understand your description.

[Anonymous]

Yes, i have tried all the check boxes, i have tried everything i can think of. i have "turning" and "face" checked and it greys out the feed direction. right now it starts in the center (lathe) and feeds "X" +, i want it to start at 1.1 and feed "X" -

[Anonymous]

I cant attach a file.

[kelbie.ockey · Accepted solution]

It may seem unconventional, but I'd suggest giving a Face feature a try.

Here is a short video detailing.

Let me know if this gives you the results you are looking for.

[Anonymous]

Thank you very much for your solution, i would not have thought of doing that.