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by wilderbeest
Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:14 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Path for lower section
Replies: 12
Views: 1870

Re: Path for lower section

Ah - I'll do that. Guess that works with Mach3.

Best regards,

Christian
by wilderbeest
Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:48 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Path for lower section
Replies: 12
Views: 1870

Re: Path for lower section

Attached the FreeCad file with the complete path. I'm using a 0.3mm end mill first, (oddly enough, I can't make the 0.61mm hole with a 0.6mm end mill), and then move on to a 0.6mm end mill. The adaptive bit also didn't work with a 0.6mm end mill, but it wanted a smaller one (I can see no reason for ...
by wilderbeest
Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:19 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Path for lower section
Replies: 12
Views: 1870

Re: Path for lower section

Super - that did the trick!

Best regards,

Christian
by wilderbeest
Tue Feb 12, 2019 8:21 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Path for lower section
Replies: 12
Views: 1870

Re: Path for lower section

Hi Gene,

I can modify the "finish depth", and that seems to do the trick.

The problem that persists is that it won't work its way around the post. It only clears between the face and the post.

Any ideas, or am I best off writing that GCode myself and adding it?

Best regards,

Christian
by wilderbeest
Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:10 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Path for lower section
Replies: 12
Views: 1870

Re: Path for lower section

Hi Gene,

The "final depth" field is grey, and I can't change it when using the adaptive clearing feature. If I change it in the stock, then I won't be able to do the contour all the way down?

Best regards,

Christian
by wilderbeest
Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Path for lower section
Replies: 12
Views: 1870

Re: Path for lower section

Hi Gene,

Thanks - I'll try that!

Best regards,

Christian
by wilderbeest
Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:17 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Path for lower section
Replies: 12
Views: 1870

Path for lower section

Hi All, Sorry to be a bother, and I'm sure this is just due to me not knowing how to do this properly.... Attached the drawing of a little setting lever. It was imported from Autodesk as a .step file, and that worked a treat. All I want to do is to create the path to make the object. No problem with...
by wilderbeest
Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:44 pm
Forum: Users Showcase
Topic: Making Watch Parts & A huge thank you to everyone involved in this project
Replies: 10
Views: 5505

Re: Making Watch Parts & A huge thank you to everyone involved in this project

FreeCad is easy to use, and does everything I need from start to finish, including producing the GCode for my mill. On top of that, I got help here when I needed it, and I'm very grateful for that as well. You must be the most lenient end user ever ;) I went to your website and I look at the Youtub...
by wilderbeest
Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:43 pm
Forum: Users Showcase
Topic: Making Watch Parts & A huge thank you to everyone involved in this project
Replies: 10
Views: 5505

Re: Making Watch Parts & A huge thank you to everyone involved in this project

mlampert wrote: Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:08 pm Question -how do you secure the stock?
It looks like you glued steel to an MDF board. I've tried that and had too much lateral play to mill accurately.
I now glue to an acrylic board - works a treat, and is nice and stable. On top of that, you can use coolant.