Re: Digest Number 247
Posted by
Patrick Huss
on 1999-11-13 06:50:38 UTC
I have used this method many times while machining sculpture. The only
difference was that I would use 4 paths indexed at 90 degrees. I cant begin
to tell you how many times I heard "we are artists - we don't need to work
to those tolerances" well the fact is that we aren't just artists any more -
we're machinists too. If your finished piece is going to be covered in clay
or whatever, then the tolerances may not be so important, otherwise ...
Andrew, have you ever visited Bill Kreysler up in Petaluma? If not, I would
recomend it!
Does anybody else machine parts this way (superimposing several
contoured toolpaths), or do people using more sophisticated programs
approach the problem of milling fully-round irregular parts some other way?]
Andrew Werby
difference was that I would use 4 paths indexed at 90 degrees. I cant begin
to tell you how many times I heard "we are artists - we don't need to work
to those tolerances" well the fact is that we aren't just artists any more -
we're machinists too. If your finished piece is going to be covered in clay
or whatever, then the tolerances may not be so important, otherwise ...
Andrew, have you ever visited Bill Kreysler up in Petaluma? If not, I would
recomend it!
Does anybody else machine parts this way (superimposing several
contoured toolpaths), or do people using more sophisticated programs
approach the problem of milling fully-round irregular parts some other way?]
Andrew Werby