Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Gratuitous simultaneous 5-axis

I've just done 3+2 machining up until now, and haven't tried any simultaneous 5-axis toolpaths.  Not an exciting part or feature - just a few countersinks - but the real accomplishment here is that zero endmills were sacrificed making this gif:


 

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Stainless Shaft

 Making a stainless shaft.  Nothing super fancy, but it turned out pretty nice so here are some photos.  Turned on the tiny lathe, threads/hex/keyway done on the mill

Thread milling makes it super easy to thread right up to a shoulder: