Trouble Milling A Sphere!!!!

**gallzer** · 06-16-2007, 06:00 AM

Hey guys

Can anyone help me i'm trying to mill 6 concave half spheres into a block of aluminium.

The radius of the sphere is 29.609mm
I'm using a 12.7mm ball nose cutter

I'd be very grateful if anyone has a heidenhain conversational program which could help me.

Thanks a lot Gallzer

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**Mitsui Seiki** · 06-16-2007, 01:27 PM

I made this today:
It will need adjustments though.
It gives you a general idea of what it looks like.
I'm sorry about this long post.

Edit:A made a small error.

I've corrected it now.

Code:

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**Mitsui Seiki** · 06-16-2007, 02:44 PM

Yet another huge post!!
Kick me out if you want.
This is a better program.

Code:

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**WayneHill** · 06-16-2007, 03:37 PM

Mitsui Seiki,

Välkommen to the group. My wife is part Swedish. Her grandmother was 100% Swedish.

To enclose long postings - Use Brackets around the command "code" and "/code"

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Replace <> with []
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Code:

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**Mitsui Seiki** · 06-16-2007, 03:45 PM

Ok.Thanks,Wayne.
From which part of Sweden did her grandmother come from?

**gallzer** · 06-17-2007, 06:25 AM

Thanks for the reply, only prolem is i've not done much of the g codes etc!

I'll give it a go and let you know how i fair.

**Kiwi** · 06-17-2007, 07:56 AM

Not sure if your Heidenhain likes this code.
You will need to add Feed and Speed etc.

Looking at Wayne's code, not sure he has the diameter correct?

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Sorry, don't know how to post a scroll text box.

**Mitsui Seiki** · 06-17-2007, 08:09 AM

It isn't Waynes code so don't blame him.It was me.

And you're right . I went for 29.61 Diameter,not radius.I'm, sorry about that.
Everything x2!!!

Besides, I made it just so that you can get a general idea of what it can look like.

**Kiwi** · 06-17-2007, 08:23 AM

Wayne, Sorry. I just scrolled up and saw your name under a box with text.

Mtsui Seiki, can you post a pic of your tool path as I couldn't follow the directions. Your i & k and i & j.
I use a Fagor controller which appears to be quite different to Heidenhain

**Mitsui Seiki** · 06-17-2007, 09:00 AM

This is the only pic I can give you with the I - K path.
I didn't make the program using a Cad/Cam.

**gallzer** · 06-17-2007, 01:01 PM

cheers kiwi

Heidenhain doesn't quite work like that but it's easy enough to alter the program. i've used fanuc and heidenhain controls but heidenhain is so much easier and faster to program, the problem was the radius and depths per pass.

Thanks again