pockets

[jagg2499]

I am looking to machine letters that i have projected onto a surface but i want to machine them as pockets with a ball endmill and not just engrave them but i cannot figure out how to do that and help would be appreciated also i can email you the file if toy want to take a crack at it

[Mr. M]

Can you just use the pocket toolpath?

[Thee Rickster ™]

Send the file , i'll take a looksee.

 

BTW is the geometry stick or boxed profiles?

[jagg2499]

Mr M i tried that but my chains are not 2d they are 3d and i did not see a place to cut a 3d pocket along a surface

[Mr. M]

Ah I see

[Hardmill]

Jagg use a 2d pocket toolpath, then project

that toolpath to your surface.

Send away if you like.

 

 

PEACE

[Kannon]

Hardmill has your answer...

 

you will be using a project on this one...

[Mr. M]

Three Cheers for Hardmill

[crazy^millman]

You can also project the chains to the surface to see what they will look like.

 

HTH

[Thee Rickster ™]

2-d Chains were not closed.

 

Let me/us know if the file I sent you back will work for ya.

 

Rick

[Hardmill]

Like rick says they're not all closed.

Trim up your Geometry and then you can pocket it

properly. There wasnt any Surf in the file you sent.

 

Surface-finish project is the toolpath you'll

use after you create a pocket toolpath.

 

Send it again after you clean it up.

 

 

PEACE

[jagg2499]

i tried that tool path and all i get is the outline how do i get it to machine an actual pocket on that surface

[Thee Rickster ™]

Jagg,

 

There are no surfaces in the file you sent

 

After I fixed your 2-d chains, i just pocketed using all the chains with a 1/32 ball and left the path there just to show you that the fixed geometry pockets, no problemo.

 

If you send me the whole file I can easily do it on surfaces for ya too. If you are at liberty to do that I am working at home a bit tonight and can help ya.

 

Rick

[Hardmill]

Ok jagg check yer mail.

 

 

PEACE

[jagg2499]

worked perfectly thank you hardmill

[Thee Rickster ™]

So......what was the antidote?

[jagg2499]

the surface finish project tool path work i just was not doing it correctly and hardmill saved my butt

[Hardmill]

Nufin, after he trimmed all his geo I just used

a surf-finish-project. Selected the 2D pocket

toolpath and thats all.

 

 

PEACE

[Storkman]

Wow, Hardmill got one right.

[Mr. M]

WOOHOO!!!

[Thee Rickster ™]

[Kannon]

quote:

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Wow, Hardmill got one right.

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even a stopped clock is right twice a day...

 

now watch Hardmill resort to a sheep comment and protect himself by slammin the next guy..

 

[ 05-08-2008, 10:53 AM: Message edited by: Kannon ]

[Hardmill]

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even a stopped clock is right twice a day...

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Watch it sheep-boy or ill send it to you

in Ver"X" and really confuse you.

 

 

Now watch some dope make a dum-a$$ reply

 

 

PEACE

 

[ 05-08-2008, 10:48 AM: Message edited by: Hardmill ]

[John13]

sheep-boy

 

ROFL

 

 

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oh I mean, that's not nice Senor Taco Burrito

 

 

quote:

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even a stopped clock is right twice a day...

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ROFLMAO,

 

 

quote:

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Wow, Hardmill got one right.

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even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then, especially in teh land of fruits and nuts that is Cali.

 

 

be cautious of Hardmill editing his reply :SMACK:

 

[ 05-08-2008, 10:57 AM: Message edited by: John Kulp@Amphenol InterCon Systems ]

[Steve Zirtzman]

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even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then, especially in teh land of fruits and nuts that is Cali.

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Nice one Keeb!

If he gets a little better we might let him join our "Corn Circle".