parker hannifin

[magpiemachining]

Need some help programming a parker hannifin slot. anyone have experience doing this with fusion? I can not get the lead in and out correct. that may be due to the tool i set up. it is similar to a dovetail. only issue is  i never used the neck diameter as the cutter radius which is how i am seeing fusion wants the tool set.  also a tech told me that is how it is calculated. He also could not get the lead in and out correct and said there is no process for this type of slot and would get back to me.  anyone familiar with this knows there is no room. cuts are to be taken radially and there is no drop hole in this design. fusion wants to retract with the cutter under the slot. no good. fusion also wants to come out of the slot and enter at a different location to make another pass.  i placed a point in the center to indicate an "entry point" but can get it to exit there and retract. Any help? thank you for reading

[cncUHFQL · Accepted solution]

Thanks magpiemachining,

This is just a simple and elegant solution. 10 minutes later and I was out there cutting my o-ring groove. I didn't even have to model the groove. just used the line for the straight cut groove.

Best, Dan.

[magpiemachining]

well im back here @LibertyMachine  Seth, the entry and exit points are still shaky with this but we gunna have to fudge through it. I can figure out how to tell fusion where the first cut is. it always wants to take almost 1/2 of what need to come out of there. (about .024) set up 2 tool 22. im gunna stick this on the forums also.