Hi again group, I designed two slightly different parts roughly the same size and complexities, exported to an STL file like I always do, run them through the...
Hi Has anyone successfully used the 4 axis section to make a part? I mean on a machine not just in the simulators. I have been trying for a week and I always...
Alan, I haven't cut with the rotary multi indexed feature but have done a fair bit of rotary and double sided work. Setting the 0,0,0 point with respect to...
Hi Alan and Jeff I am on Alans side of things here Jeff. I appreciate your points about accuracy being important, but I would first like to ask Alan how much...
Does anyone know how to use MeshCam to engrave writing? I would like to engrave upon silver in italics. I thought of producing the writing on Microsoft Word...
I have been flipping parts for years. I usually use a sacrificial base and drill location holes in the stock and base for guide pins on the Y or X axis. This...
For engraving, I use this software from 2Linc http://www.2linc.com/cnc_programming_software.htm It is available as a free version, or a $100 version with more ...
Your method should work. You could also use a paint program to create the art at a higher resolution, less pixalation and smoother results. The Art functions...
I just posted a new test release of the zmap-free parallel finishing. Details can be found at http://www.grzsoftware.com/news/2007/08/04/test-release/ . ...
Robert, I am concerned with the speed of 6512. I ran a file (27 meg ring in mm) the other day with no over sample, .0025 tolerance... under a minute including...
Can you send me the stl and tell me what tool and stepover you used? There are several parameters that need to be tuned and I'm not sure I've made the right...
Robert, Here is the model (raw and zipped) and screen shots of the details. I'm not even sure that I am happy with the design (enough to cut and cast though) ...
Hi Robert! I've just been testing out the latest (greatest) 6512 in HDU for small project. So far so good. It's been a moment since I've used MeshCAM but I'm...
Hi I am trying to use the 2 side- machining but can't get it to work I keep getting an error message when I define the stock; nothing I try seems to work does...
From: "csirocnc" <paul.rusconi@...> ... Hi Paul, the stock size needs to be part size + (2 x cutter diameter) + (2 x perimeter frame width) as a minimum....
Hello all: I've done a fair bit of research on this discussion group, and cannot find any previous in-depth discourse that satisfies my questions...yet. I'm...
Bob, In the files section of this group in JeffD are 4 posts which I use which handle tool changes. They might not be elegant (or even error free, they are...
Thanks, Jeff. Found what you've referenced. ... use ... free, ... worked for ... work with ... step ... on the ... group, ... end- ... change ... 8/10/2007...
Hello all: I've finally come to realization that the software programs we use to simulate the milling processes are only as good as the information we enter...
Bob, I'm not privy to Roberts interpretation but here is what works for me... 1. Over all length = kind of just like it sounds, the measure of the tool bit...
Jeff - Thanks for your reply. Your item 3. got cut off short on my end. Reads, "...if a tapered bit then the " Sorry for my hardheadednes here, I'm still not...
Bob and Jeff, please allow me to jump in here. Well, you can't stop me now anyway! :-) Neither Meshcam or Cutviewer deal with anything other than the envelope...
Thanks, Randy. What you've provided tells me a lot. I've been so hung up on entering ever small dimension. From what you've said I should only be concerned...
Bob, Sorry about the missing end of #3. Flute diameter is a really important part of tapered tools, I went on to talk about tapper and forgot to finish #3 ... ...
Thanks, again, Jeff! This has been most helpful. Bob ... important ... finish ... 3/8" in ... a .006" ... of the ... 8° ... you try ... chips ... first ... ...
Sorry for the delay- I've been travelling for the past few days. I even survived a level 8 typhoon. I think Randy gives a good summary about the current state...
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