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Help with selecting Routine & Selecting Geometry

Anonymous

Help with selecting Routine & Selecting Geometry

Anonymous
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I'm still really new to Fusion CAM and could use some advice.   

 

Have to create a micro pocket using a .010" radius, 30° included angle engraving tool and can't determine what it the best method to pocket this out seeing I don't want more than a .002" depth of cut per pass.    Figured I can use the Spiral routine for a finish pass but need to remove material in multiple passes and no matter what I choose for a routine my ignorance keeps me from getting a valid tool path.  ie:  Don't know what features I need to select for any give routine.  

 

Any advice would be appreciated.   Model attached.

Chuck

 

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LibertyMachine
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Are you opposed to using a larger tool such as a .062 ball endmill to remove most of the material first? I'd use the Spiral, a .062 ball em, leave .003 axial and radial stock. Spiral outside to in.

 

For the finish tool, Spiral does allow for Axial Offset passes. This will give you multiple depth passes


Seth Madore
Owner, Liberty Machine, Inc.
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Anonymous
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Thanks Seth,   Sometimes I don't see the forest for the trees...      I do have a small .047" Harvey carbide ball end mill and I set that up for roughing.   Think that will work fine.

 

Question,  will any of the other Clearing or Pocketing routines work ?     I couldn't get them to but then again I might not have been selecting the correct parameters / boundaries.

 

Thanks,

C~ 

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