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RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutting an arc help G2/G3?

Posted by John Guenther
on 2003-06-24 17:07:56 UTC
Oops! I forgot that attachments are not allowed on the CCED list. I will
put the file in the files section, file name will be george_1.fgc.

John Guenther
'Ye Olde Pen Maker'
Sterling, Virginia

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Guenther [mailto:j.guenther@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 20:05
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> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutting an arc help G2/G3?
>
>
> George,
>
> Attached is a gcode file, generated with FlashCUT 2.0 which will cut what
> you want. It does NOT include any tool offsets but it will give
> you an idea
> of what the code would look like. It is setup for the speeds and feeds I
> normally run my Sherline 5400 mill at when cutting 6061-T6 aluminum.
>
> John Guenther
> 'Ye Olde Pen Maker'
> Sterling, Virginia
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gglines1 [mailto:gglines@...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 14:55
> > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutting an arc help G2/G3?
> >
> >
> > 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)
> >
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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?