Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re:dovetail cutting

Yes,
Dovetailing (milling) a long groove can be very frustrating especially in steel. You want rough the groove as much as possible
with a key cutter, T-slot tool or similar. It should look like a "T" before you start with the dovetail.
A shaper is really good for dovetailing..

Bradford Chaucer wrote:

> At 03:04 AM 3/5/2001, you wrote:
> >I have been cutting at 160 rpm's and a feed of .002 per rev but I
> >snapped the cutter ,boy $59.00 down the drain and I have 15 more cuts
> >to do..
>
> Were you cutting into solid material or undercutting in an existing
> groove?? I think that you first need to remove the central portion of the
> dovetail slot with a straight sided cutter of the proper diameter
> Regards,
> Bradford Chaucer
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