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Great to get experience in CNC! I've been working on how to market my GatorCAM for CNC. So I'll give you a copy! 2 birds! It is easy to select multiple holes
by cellular 1y ago
Great to get experience in CNC! I've been working on how to market my GatorCAM for CNC. So I'll give you a copy! 2 birds!
It is easy to select multiple holes/pockets at once so if you iterate, you don't spend time redoing CAM!
It does traveling salesman to solve for efficient paths which even the expensive packages don't get right.
Calculates v-bit paths too.
On me:
https://sites.google.com/view/gatorcam/home https://sites.google.com/view/gatorcam/home
- fxtentacle 1y agoThat looks great for 2D engraving setups. Or for cutting parts out of sheet wood/plastic/metal. But based on the videos, I don't think this is suitable for 5-axis milling yet. Also, in the video where you cut out the circular logo coin: https://youtu.be/mGd7EIkCK3g?feature=shared&t=108 https://youtu.be/mGd7EIkCK3g?feature=shared&t=108 it looks to me like you're using a metal cutter bit (with corncob grinding surface) on wood. You might get a lot less burr (that furry stuff on the sides of cuts) by using an asymmetric one-blade bit. They look weird, but they'll cut the wood fibers with a carbide blade instead of trying to rub them off with diamond fragments. You usually want separate tiny chips coming off the material. If it starts stringing - like in the video - then usually it's either the wrong bit or too fast spindle speed (and material melting rather than cutting).
- cellular 1y agoCorrect. This is only for 3 axis milling. I'll have to keep an eye out for a bit like that. I usually use my 30 cent eBay bits with blue tape to avoid the frizzies. But i didn't want to hide the workpiece with tape in the video. Wood be good to not have frizzies in the demo videos!
- cellular 1y agoBtw fxtentacle...go grab a copy on me! Thanks for the kind word!