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--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "turbulatordude"
<dave_mucha@...> wrote:

> I remember someone, I think on Turbo-CNC list, that ran the serpitine
> path for dilling holes. Was looking to improve speed and trying
> different things. one thing they tried was to rapid back and always
> start cutting from the same end. counter-intuitive. they picked up
> about 15% in over all speed of machining.
>
> I don't have the facts, just a vague memory, I think he was doing
> jewelery, and I don't remember the specifics, but what stuck was that
> one should try different ways to see if there is any rhyme or reason
> to make a thing work better/faster than you would expect.
>
> Dave
>

I wonder if in certain occasions a one-way style path would make sense
simply as a means of reducing heat build up on closely spaced holes.
It could be that it would allow more brute force during drilling
reducing the time per hole.

Graham