Re: Machining Strategy ?

I'm not really a machinist by trade, but my understanding of the objective
is to program the G-Code so the machine does automatically what you would
otherwise do manually, as much as possible. Once you become familiar with
what each of the different codes does it will become obvious that is what it
was designed for. You can still use trial and error when writing G Code.
--
Phil Mattison
http://www.ohmikron.com/
Motors::Drivers::Controllers::Software

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From: renwicksteam <john@...>
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Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 3:41 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Machining Strategy ?


> Hi All,
>
> Newbie to CNC (mill)
>
> Got the Smid book to learn Gcode, but what I could do with is more
> knowledge of 'Machining Strategy'
>
> Whats Waterline, pencil clean up, how to decide on best step over and
> all the things that I dont yet know that I need to know.
>
> With my manual mill I just do what feels right & modify my actions as
> I go along. With the cnc I'm going to need to do a lot more planning
> in advance.
>
> The Smid book will help me learn how to tell the machine what do do,
> but I first need to know what it is I'm gong to tell it...If you see
> what I mean <g>
>
> I'm sure that trial & error & error & error is a good way to learn,
> but it would be good to have a better idea of where to start my errors
> from and some slight clue of what I'm doing would be good before I
> drown in chips.
>
> Not looking for lots of detailed advice...Will undoubtedly have lots
> of specific questions when I've more idea what I'm doing. Really
> asking for some good book titles & pointers to websites (goggle has'nt
> come up with what I'm looking for yet)
>
> ...or maybe theres a better group to ask this question ?
>
>
> Many Thanks
>
> John
>
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