Re: spindle extensions

Smoke,

He asked why the Z axis mounting plate WIDTH was usually 6 inches...

I agree there are times when 6 inch (or longer) cutters are needed

Hope this helps.

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Smoke" <smoke@t...> wrote:
> There really are times when a 6" long cutter is required Ballendo.
>
> I "just happen" to have a part that will be needing 6" FW cutters
and I will
> have to machine about nine or ten of them.
>
> Using a 6" FW cutter saves a lot of time. Without them, I'd have
to make
> four extra set-ups!
> The 6" cutter also reduces the possibility of errors creeping in
due to all
> the extra set-ups.
>
> Smoke
>
>
> > Chris,
>
> > Why six inch width for z axes? This is the difference between
design
> > for a specific function compared to a general-purpose approach.
And a
> > lot of "Armchair" designers will often copy a design without
> > understanding the "whys" of the design. (I'm not saying this is
> > necessarily bad, just pointing out that it happens with regularity
> > and leads to sometimes less than ideal results.)
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Ballendo
> >
> >