AlbertRaczynski
Plastic
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2007
- Location
- Gilberts, IL
Hey everyone,
I hope I dropped this in the right forum. I don't post here too often.
I am currently working on doing some cylinder head porting on my 3 axis mill. I am shopping around for different style lollipop mills and have a couple of questions that you could all maybe help me out with.
1.) I am having difficulty drawing up a custom tool that mastercam will recognize. Can anyone offer me some advice on this? I would like to run the verify feature on these custom long reach tools before i drop $130 on a tool.
2.) I could use some mastercam help in regards to cutting deep pockets (surface finishing) and the tool containment boundaries. As well as creating a stopping depth or something of that nature. Also does mastercam check for collisions with the shank of the tool as defined?
3.) Any suggestions for good lolipop mills? I was looking at SGS carbide stuff that they produce for the centroid machines.
I guess thats more than 3 questions, but any help or input would be appreciated. I am essentially trying to rely on having enough overhang on the lolipop mill to cut any overhangs or undercuts in the port. I don't have a 4th axis, and I am like 99% certain I can get this job nailed on my 3 axis machine. The port is pretty much a straight shot.
Sorry for the long post, but again, any help would be greatly appreciated.
I hope I dropped this in the right forum. I don't post here too often.
I am currently working on doing some cylinder head porting on my 3 axis mill. I am shopping around for different style lollipop mills and have a couple of questions that you could all maybe help me out with.
1.) I am having difficulty drawing up a custom tool that mastercam will recognize. Can anyone offer me some advice on this? I would like to run the verify feature on these custom long reach tools before i drop $130 on a tool.
2.) I could use some mastercam help in regards to cutting deep pockets (surface finishing) and the tool containment boundaries. As well as creating a stopping depth or something of that nature. Also does mastercam check for collisions with the shank of the tool as defined?
3.) Any suggestions for good lolipop mills? I was looking at SGS carbide stuff that they produce for the centroid machines.
I guess thats more than 3 questions, but any help or input would be appreciated. I am essentially trying to rely on having enough overhang on the lolipop mill to cut any overhangs or undercuts in the port. I don't have a 4th axis, and I am like 99% certain I can get this job nailed on my 3 axis machine. The port is pretty much a straight shot.
Sorry for the long post, but again, any help would be greatly appreciated.
