Re: True 4th Axis milling

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Brian Pitt <bfp@e...> wrote:

>

>
> about the #2 method in Vector
> could that cut say a 'J' shaped cam grove onto a cylinder using
> a cutter with a diameter smaller than the grove width and still

keep the

> sidewalls of the grove parallel?
>

Brian, Look at:-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/files/rotary%20cam1.jpg

Is this what you mean ?
The groove is 5.2mm but is cut in two passes with a 5.0 cutter. Each
cut is 0.1mm offset from the centreline.

John Stevenson