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Turning a spiral on a Tormach lathe?

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JetForMe
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Turning a spiral on a Tormach lathe?

I'm working on a small winch drum with a spiral groove to help guide the cable as it winds. It looks something like this:

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I have a Tormach Slant PRO 15L lathe, which can do semi-coordinated moves between the spindle and tool, but I'm not sure if between Fusion and the lathe I can cut this part.

I modeled this as a revolved profile, then cut it with a coil. I'm flexible on the exact groove profile; maybe I can get a cutting insert with the right shape.

Any suggestions or advice on how I might accomplish this?

MacBook Pro, PCNC1100 Series 3, Slant-PRO 15L Lathe, Custom AvidCNC-based 4x9' CNC Router w/24k 4.5 kW HSD Spindle & Teknic SDSK Servos
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da_fish
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I would use a round grooving tool and program it with a threading cycle in Fusion.

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seth.madore
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Would you be able to share your Fusion file here?
File > Export > Save to local folder, return to thread and attach the .f3d/.f3z file in your reply.


Seth Madore
Customer Advocacy Manager - Manufacturing

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