Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] setting up chamfers

Hi Dale:
I usually run chamfers with a tool length offset.
I just keep dropping the tool down until I'm happy with the chamfer.
I'll put in a 1/2" diameter cutter (at the big end of course), and pretend
it's a 1/4" diameter cutter.
I leave lots of retract height, so I don't run out of retract room when I've
lied to the machine about the height of the cutter.
Works for me, anyway.
Cheers

Marcus

> Cad_Cam obcomment - Here's a tip on a plastics job just completed: When
> programming a CAM profile for a chamfer, try a couple of offsets so that
> you can choose the best when you get it on the mill. After going back
> and forth between the computer and the mill a few times, I just made 3
> or four toolpaths, numbered them sequentially, picked the best one.