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Cutting an arc help G2/G3?

Posted by gglines1
on 2003-06-24 11:55:06 UTC
I have to cut a small workpiece with a curve. The workpiece will be
2.5 inches long, 1" wide and 1/2" thick. The long end of the
rectangle needs to be cut in an arc to match a 12" circle, the
shorter inside arc to match an 11" circle. Hard to describe, think
of a 2.5" long piece cut out of a 12" ring that is 1" wide.

Assuming I start with a workpiece that is a rectange 2.5" long by 1"
wide, how would I program the arc cut? I can see programming a
circle and letting the machine make a 12" revolution, but that would
be really slow. I'm not sure how to program just the part of the arc
that I need.

Thanks,

George



(FYI: My controller software (Microkinetics Millmaster Pro)
recognizes I and J parameters but not the R parameter with G2/G3)

Discussion Thread

gglines1 2003-06-24 11:55:06 UTC Cutting an arc help G2/G3? Alan Marconett KM6VV 2003-06-24 12:13:26 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutting an arc help G2/G3? John Guenther 2003-06-24 13:23:49 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutting an arc help G2/G3? John Guenther 2003-06-24 13:26:31 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutting an arc help G2/G3? John Guenther 2003-06-24 17:05:25 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutting an arc help G2/G3? John Guenther 2003-06-24 17:07:56 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutting an arc help G2/G3? James Cullins 2003-06-24 17:08:43 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutting an arc help G2/G3? gglines1 2003-06-24 22:39:34 UTC Re: Cutting an arc help G2/G3? gglines1 2003-06-24 22:41:23 UTC Re: Cutting an arc help G2/G3? gglines1 2003-06-24 22:44:20 UTC Re: Cutting an arc help G2/G3? gglines1 2003-06-24 22:44:57 UTC Re: Cutting an arc help G2/G3? John D. Guenther 2003-06-25 09:34:59 UTC Re: Cutting an arc help G2/G3? James Cullins 2003-06-25 10:01:43 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cutting an arc help G2/G3? Charles Knight 2003-06-25 13:07:45 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cutting an arc help G2/G3? gglines1 2003-06-25 14:45:57 UTC Re: Cutting an arc help G2/G3? John Guenther 2003-06-25 16:35:05 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cutting an arc help G2/G3?