Creating groove on an angle

[Fueler]

While I am terrified of cutting wood on my mill I have a Christmas present to make.

It is a breadboard with a juice groove.

I am stumped on how to get the drain groove (red arrow) to angle down and meet the perimeter groove which is deeper.

Failed at everything I tried so far.

Anyone with tips and hints?

[davebYYPCU · Accepted solution]

Just need a Sweep, 

the bottom of the proposed groove, is the path, and a simulated milling cutter profile is the profile.

Trick is to look at it from the side as per pic.

File attached, used your setting out to make a Sweep cut, read the time line back, with Edit feature to see my settings

You could also save a lot of work with the main groove by making a simulated router bit and a centreline track, for an all in one sweep for the main groove.

Many ways to get things done, just one way.....

[Fueler]

Thanks,

I seem to have it figured out now based on your info.

However I am failing in finding a way to CAM that slanted pocket with a 1/2" ball end mill.

Am I missing something obvious?

What selection and operation would you choose to machine it/

[etfrench]

You have two choices:

1. Make the radius of the slots slightly larger.
2. Lie about the size of the endmill and make it slightly smaller.

You can't mill a slot with the exact size end mill.

[Fueler]

Aware of the size issue. Tried that.

My biggest issue here is choosing a proper tool path and the proper 2d or 3d operation to pull it off. Nothing normal seems to work 

I'm overlooking something.

[davebYYPCU]

Sorry, I can't advise on CAM stuff.

I would take the question to their forum, there are guys there that don't come into this one, so much.

[Fueler]

Will do. Thanks again