I have my first application for digitizing a hand made model so that I can cnc machine a mold for it. I'm just wondering what is the most economical method, or equipment that I would need to purchase to do this.
I have a cnc mill with a Shadow controller on it, but it is pretty much a black box, ie., I cannot interface any kind of a probe with it directly. So, I could use a touch probe and manually record positions. The part is not very complex, but it does have a free flowing form that I think could be captured quite well with cubic B spline curves through points maybe on a 1/4 inch grid.
I have no experience with such procedures, and I'd appreciate hearing any advice and tips on doing this whole procedure. I am not against spending a bit of money to get set up a bit better, but at present, demand for this type of work is extremely low, so I cannot justify buying a Faroarm, much as I would like to.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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