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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Profile finishing-suggestions?

on 2001-06-09 08:37:35 UTC
Hello David,
3 M has a debur and polish wheel that you can use in a horizontal mill.and the
piece in a rotary table.
The radius you make with an angle grinder while the wheel is spinning.
Good Luck
Sven Peter

"David M. Munro" wrote:

> 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?
>
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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?