5 axis or 3+2? How to do this part

[Sumac Andy]

I seem to be a tiny bit stuck as to how I could machine the green cavities on this attached part. Green for drive surfaces and red for check surfaces. I may be over complicating things by seeing it as a 5 axis machining strategy or a 'simple' surface rough / surface finish operation sequence.

 

Does anyone have any thoughts? I would be grateful of any input.

 

Andy.

MULTI AXIS SURFACES.MCX-7

[Guess_who]

I think I would keep it simple. 4th axis positional machining, with simple surface rough and finish.

[Hardmill]

I think I would keep it simple. 4th axis positional machining, with simple surface rough and finish.

 

+1 Ray

No sense complicating it more than you need to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[Sumac Andy]

Thanks.

 

The more I looked at it, the easier it became! Simple 3d tool path from some flowline curves and a ball nose slot drill sorted it.

 

Andy.

[Guest]

In my previous position, I saw that a lot.....

 

People would get a file and look at is as a whole, thinking it was complicated and difficult.....

 

Sit back, look at the features as something to be created, in doing that I found you could usually apply the simple solution to the greatest effect

 

Otherwise known as the KISS theory