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Profile finishing-suggestions?

on 2001-06-09 06:43:24 UTC
I am currently cutting a big radius with a smaller radius ball mill. I
am getting a certain amount of stepping on the curve, as would be
expected:

http://www.arcadianclock.com/curve.jpg

I need to finish this to a smooth straight grained surface, like a
Scotch Brite wheel produces. I've thought of mounting such a wheel on
the machine spindle, and dressing it to a larger radius and making the
cuts again with that. How do I dress a Scotch Brite wheel to a radius?
Does a dressing diamond do it? A carbide tool bit?

This must be a fairly common situation in CNC shops that mill profiles
with ball mills. Is there a standard procedure for finishing profiles?

Discussion Thread

David M. Munro 2001-06-09 06:43:24 UTC Profile finishing-suggestions? John Branlund 2001-06-09 06:49:03 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Profile finishing-suggestions? Marcus & Eva 2001-06-09 07:49:37 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Profile finishing-suggestions? Sven Peter, TAD S.A. 2001-06-09 08:37:35 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Profile finishing-suggestions?