Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutter head loads....anyone?...anyone?

What do you consider "slow" or "average"?

Smoke
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From: ballendo@... <ballendo@...>
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Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 7:31 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutter head loads....anyone?...anyone?

>Ron,
>
>Wow! Good question.
>
>First thought is to call some tooling mfr's and ask. They oughta
>know. It'll prob'ly take awhile to get to the "right" guy...
>
>Second, You could determine this empirically. I actually did this
>with an early machine, using a wood working router as the spindle.
>Used a "fish scale" to pull it through some cuts while steadying with
>the other hand. Don't think I'd do it in steel! But...
>
>If you know the torque output of your stepper or servo(at given
>speeds/amps) you COULD apply some math to some "amp limited"
>cutting... Like I said, It's the SECOND choice :-)
>
>Third, you could make some "educated guesses" based on the motors
>chosen for the machines on this list, and machine tools in general
>(powerfeeds and the like, not just cnc) Probably look at
>the "cheaper" tools when doing this, they are more likely to be "just
>gettin' by".
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Ballendo
>
>>Question: What are typical axial loads for slow to average speed
>>mill/drill operations?
>>Many thanks,Ron
>
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