helix mill on a 1.5 dia. sphere

[dan m]

Hi all, I just started a new job and after not using mc for about a year I guess I forgot more than I thought. What I want to do is a helix mill in the side of a sphere on a lathe. It has x,y,z,c capabilities. the z position is -.125 and y is .470 I want to feed down in the x. I am not sure if it is a post issue or me. The machine is a Nakamara 300 we are using mcx hopefully I will be able to get them to upgrade but I have to prove I can do this. The hole is .085 dia. I tried putting part on the ftp site but was not allowed which has never been a problem for me in the past.

[Thad]

Hey Dan,

 

I can't help you with your question. I have no experience with those type of machines. I just wanted to say I'm glad you're back to work. Things are pretty tough around here. Where are you working? Email me if you don't want to post it here.

 

Thad

[dan m]

for some reason i can't load the part on the ftp site. I cant even past a pic of it on here to give anyone a idea of what i am triing to do. anyone have any ideas?

[Thad]

Dan, send me the file and I'll try the FTP.

 

Thad

[Guest]

Dan,

 

I don't have X installed so I will try to describe it.

 

Your WCS should be TOP and you T-Plane will be Back,

 

 

then using a milling toolpath, Helix Bore if you'd like, set that up, on the Toolpath parameters Page, make sure you set Rotary Axis and set it to Y

 

 

See if that works for you

 

hth

[dan m]

thanks john i will give that a try. Thad check your mail.

[Thad]

The file is called HELIX.MCX and it's in the MCX MR2 or Earler Files folder.

 

Thad

[dan m]

thanks thad