Machining Soft Carbide - Carbide Preform

[LeechCNC]

Hello,

I am new to the forums and was wondering who all has experience with machining soft carbide?  Unlike steel and other metals, carbide is very unique in the way it must be machined.  You have to bend the rules of MasterCam in order to generate effective toolpaths/cuts.  Curious if any others in the community also machine carbide preforms.

 

Thanks

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[LeechCNC]

2 hours ago, JParis said:

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My apologies if it appeared that way.  I've had no luck searching the forums in regards to machining soft carbide using MasterCam.  I was hoping to learn some tips and tricks regarding the manipulation of toolpaths or perhaps assigning soft carbide as my material to drive speeds and feeds and such.  I'm new to the forums and moderately new to Mastercam.

[Newbeeee™]

What rules do you have to bend?

What are you specifically trying to do?

Welcome to the forum.

[THEE THAINZ™]

If only there was some old timer that could step up and show a few tricks that he has up his sleeves. You know a power user that could show he still has it.................

[Leon82]

 

There's a company near me who makes and machines their own green carbide mix.

 

They use diamond tools. As in a shaft coated in diamond. 

 

We grind carbide and carbide coating with a diamond wheel on the grinder

 

They also change ball screws often