Why do you want to do that? Have you got your stock mounted vertically, and a right-angle spindle?
Hi Guys and Gals,
I am trying to get my CNc Mill to perform a circle in the Y and Z axis without moving the X axis.
I have generated a circle to use as the region but instead on cutting around the circle I get a slit along the y Axis. (No travel in either the X or the Z axis)
How do I get it to perform this task.
Thanks
Prboz
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Why do you want to do that? Have you got your stock mounted vertically, and a right-angle spindle?
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Not really,
I am setting up a hotwire to cut a cone from foam for a model jet. I wanted to hold the wire still at one end and use the y and z axis to cut the shape of the fuselage it needs to marry up too.
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What tool path are you using? Sounds like you need to use the engraving tool path so the tool just blindly follows whatever curve you draw.
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I don't see how that would work, at least not all in one go. How about setting the foam on a rotary table and rotating it against a wire shaped to your curve?
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