Running some radius bar rail and my roughing pass appears to be cutting too deep in some areas. This is causing some "Flats" that don't get machined out on the finishing pass. Looking for a direction here as I'm not sure what is causing this. Roughing is done with a 1/4"EM with a 40% step over, finishing was done with a 1/4" BN with 10% step over.
I have attached a few pics of the finished piece along with a screen shot of the profile I worked from.
I'm somewhat new to this and don't know what I don't know....
Moulding Toolpath Issues
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Re: Moulding Toolpath Issues
Dear Mike
Looking good, you must have been very pleased up until that point. I would start by asking how you are holding the piece down? Has it moved (up or down) between cutter changes? Then I would ask what the '3D view' preview looks like (any clues there?).
Finally if you can't get to the bottom of the issue, you could increase the 'Machining Allowance' in the Moulding Toolpath Dialogue.
Anyway I'm watching with interest, so please post when you have got to the bottom of it!
Sincerely and in good faith
Martin Reid
Looking good, you must have been very pleased up until that point. I would start by asking how you are holding the piece down? Has it moved (up or down) between cutter changes? Then I would ask what the '3D view' preview looks like (any clues there?).
Finally if you can't get to the bottom of the issue, you could increase the 'Machining Allowance' in the Moulding Toolpath Dialogue.
Anyway I'm watching with interest, so please post when you have got to the bottom of it!
Sincerely and in good faith
Martin Reid
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Re: Moulding Toolpath Issues
Hi Mike,
Martin has some excellent suggestions for you, and hopefully will take care of the problem.
This is a case where an example file would be (or would have been) very helpful to post here (or via DropBox if the file is large). We can take a look at your settings and "instantly" see if there are any issues with the Toolpath setup.
Martin has some excellent suggestions for you, and hopefully will take care of the problem.
This is a case where an example file would be (or would have been) very helpful to post here (or via DropBox if the file is large). We can take a look at your settings and "instantly" see if there are any issues with the Toolpath setup.
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