02-23-2013, 11:42 AM
(02-23-2013, 11:14 AM)Mayhem Wrote: Hi Russ - thanks for posting. I have a couple of quick questions:
1. How much faster would the machining time be once you know the program is good?
2. How is the handle separated from the remnant of the block?
I wouldn't know exactly how much faster, but I do know the cuts with the face mill would be faster.
The feeds for those cuts mentioned above were running at 50 IPM. If these ever go to production I would start them out at 75 and work up. Also the lead in would be minimized to just off the stock and would be a rapid rather than a feed. I would expect to nearly cut the time in half.
To separate the holding stock, I simply flip the part over and locate the "octagon like" shaped surface on parallels and hold the flat front and back face of that shape in the vise and face mill off the stock. I have a side stop locating off one of the tangs to find center so I can corner round the ends of the tangs and chamfer mill the top surface complete.
Best Regards,
Russ