Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Pen Plotting

At 06:44 PM 7/6/02 -0000, you wrote:

>Does anyone know how to create a setup to plot a graphic directly on
>the milling machine? I'm talking about a device that holds a pen or
>pencil in the chuck with some spring loaded pressure to maintain
>contact on paper.

I've done this on some jobs. I just chucked the pen in the correct collet
and let it ride. Use felt tips and it's no problem to get the right sort of
contact. I used to bend them off-axis too, and run spindle at low revs to
duplicate the actual tool path diameter. It's great to watch!

Regards, Hoyt


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