Swami, you can do several things to minimize chip loading in the channel. Upcut spiral bits will bring the chips to the surface. An air nozzle pointed into the cut channel will help blow the chips out of the path.
You are essentially correct as to what Sheetcam does, but it takes that human error out of the equation, plus speeds up the programming so its a breeze, not a pain.
Anyway, upgrade to Mach2 and you can use cutter comp and program just the way you want. |