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Anonymous
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Milling a half round groove and using a slitting saw

Hi Guys,

 

I could use some CAM help. I have a project where I am cutting a 1/16" wide slot down the length of a 5/16" aluminum rod. I designed a fixture with a half round groove on top and a matching clamp block. I want to use a 1/4" ball mill to cut the groove. I tried every CAM option I could to mill the half round groove but Fusion wwouldn't let me select the face of the groove to mill.

 

The second issue I had was cutting the slot in the rod. I'm using a 2.75" x .063" slitting saw. The slot doesn't run the entire length of the rod, only about 80% so I designed it with a 2.75" radius at the ends so the saw could ramp into the slot.

 

Can any of you get this to work?

 

Thanks!

 

 

Chris