Preventing Plunge with Facing Mill

[GreggT]

Is there anyway to safeguard against plunging with a face mill that can not do this? I haven't done this for some time but it's just a matter of time before I have a brain-fart and try to burough into something with my 2" Mitsu ASX400.

 

I was hoping maybe a hand would reach out of the monitor and whack me on the back of the head and say in Red Formans voice "DUMB xxxx!" But anything would be fine..

[?Mark]

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I was hoping maybe a hand would reach out of the monitor and whack me on the back of the head and say in Red Formans voice "DUMB xxxx!"

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Sorry I'm about 25 min. drive from you.

Can't help you there

 

Mark

[Hardmill]

To start I'd say keep your face mill away from

3d toolpaths.

Other than that :smack:, there you go dude.

 

 

PEACE

[GreggT]

I only did that once about 3 months ago. Wasn't pretty, sure did a number on the part. I was using a pocketing operation to face.

[Chris Rizzo]

Maybe set your approach distace default to 1.25" or something?

 

If worse comes to worse, Mitsu has a replacement policy on their tooling. I crashed our ASX 2.5" a few months back . Called my local dealer, and in about a week had a brand new unit.

[GreggT]

Thanks cmr, I didn't know that this baby has a life time waranty.

 

I was hoping MC somehow could know that I can't cut with the face of this baby, but I guess you can't be protected from yourself at every step.

[Chris Rizzo]

I should clarify the "lifetime" warranty...I believe it is offically a 1 year warranty, but the Mitsu dealers will back date the purchase date to within the year and submit the busted tool for replacement.

 

They make their $$$ in inserts, and it's in their best interest to make sure you have a body to put them in! Kinda like a lifetime guarantee of insert sales for them.

 

My ASX was 2 or 3 years old when I wreck'd it.

[cadist]

While using face mill I try to keep plunge outside when possible. And always go for ramp or helix

[jeff]

+1 Cadist

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GregT.

 

 

On pocketing toggle the "keep tool down" button and you won't plunge into stock anymore. I trashed a few face mills myself

 

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While using face mill, always go for ramp or helix

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+1 to that ..don't forget to togle the "skip" button.

 

I use 2" face mills to rough on 3-d work all everyday over here.

 

All you have to do is use that "skip" button and

all will be good.....

 

Plunging outside of stock is not advisable when using HSMing tech's. Inserts won't last near as long.

 

Always ramp for better tool-life.