Machining a 3D curved Pocket for Skis

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I am having trouble creating a suitable toolpath for machining my ski cores. As you can see from the file I am trying to machine the underside of the core to allow for PU to be poured in then I flip and machine the top. I have done this many times before but using a move labour-intensive strategy.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Pete

[seth.madore]

Looking at your file, I see you have a toolpath. Is this not an efficient toolpath for you, or are you stuck on the "finishing" of it?

[Anonymous]

Yes I have made a toolpath but it doesn't seem to be the most efficient way
to do it.

Thanks,
Pete

[seth.madore]

What is the material and what is your machine? Are you capable of taking heavy cuts or are you limited to light duty applications?

[Anonymous]

I am cutting Bamboo, yes my machine is capable of doing heavy cuts.

[seth.madore]

Well, if you can take it all in one depth, I'd suggest a toolpath such as Scallop. Are you looking for a perfect bottom? If not, Trace would be an excellent option. It can do a pseudo XYZ curve, but it's not aware of the bottom edge, so there may be some gouging

[Anonymous]

I can't seem to get scollop to do what I want it to. This toolpath needs to take around 15 mins so far I have made it work with a mixture of pocket, 2D Contour and parallel