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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    If the angle of the hole's walls is the same for the whole circumference, mount the palette on an angle jig so the walls are vertical then come in with a pocket, contour or even boring operation.

    If the angle is changing or your machine won't support the Z height needed to clear the palette on the angle, look at mounting it flat on a jig that incorporates a spoil board, rough out with a straight cutter and then put the angled faces on using a spherical ball mill aka lollipop cutter.



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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    Quote Originally Posted by dharmic View Post
    If the angle of the hole's walls is the same for the whole circumference, mount the palette on an angle jig so the walls are vertical then come in with a pocket, contour or even boring operation.

    If the angle is changing or your machine won't support the Z height needed to clear the palette on the angle, look at mounting it flat on a jig that incorporates a spoil board, rough out with a straight cutter and then put the angled faces on using a spherical ball mill aka lollipop cutter.

    Thanks for your answer. I think the angle is not the same for the whole circumference, right?
    Are the methods you described CNC, or manual machining?

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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    Cut the elliptical hole on the CNC, then wrap sandpaper around a dowel, and sand in the angle by hand.

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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    Quote Originally Posted by ger21 View Post
    Cut the elliptical hole on the CNC, then wrap sandpaper around a dowel, and sand in the angle by hand.
    Thanks. It is better to machine the angle than make it by hand, right? What is the name of the angled surface?



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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    Use a "lollipop" cutter.



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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    By sanding's a great idea if there's only one or a few to do. If you're belting out hundreds then I'd be trying to automate it.

    I'm thinking those techniques would work for either manual or CNC, the only difference is it's tough doing an ellipse on a manual table.



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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    You'd probably need a really long tool to CNC the angle.
    A better option than hand sanding would be a spindle sander with an angled table. It would only take a few seconds each, if you were making a lot of them.

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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    Quote Originally Posted by Zorbit View Post
    Use a "lollipop" cutter.
    I will look into that. Thanks



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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    Quote Originally Posted by dharmic View Post
    By sanding's a great idea if there's only one or a few to do. If you're belting out hundreds then I'd be trying to automate it.

    I'm thinking those techniques would work for either manual or CNC, the only difference is it's tough doing an ellipse on a manual table.
    I want to make a large quantity and sell them, and looking into the method and cost of doing that. Thanks



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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    Quote Originally Posted by ger21 View Post
    You'd probably need a really long tool to CNC the angle.
    A better option than hand sanding would be a spindle sander with an angled table. It would only take a few seconds each, if you were making a lot of them.
    OK, thanks for the info. I will look into the spindle sander.



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    Default Re: Newbie question - How can a palette hole be made?

    Quote Originally Posted by dharmic View Post
    then put the angled faces on using a spherical ball mill aka lollipop cutter.
    Okay, I will look into that, Thanks



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