KevintheCrawdad
Plastic
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2021
Sup ya'll,
Im currently tackling some hard cut surfacing on some hot stamp die details I made last week, and quite honestly haven't had much experience in this area. The majority of the harcutting I've seen done was programmed by a colleague of mine. Here's what I have to work with: A reasonably large selection of solid carbide ballnose cutters in addition to a .750 inserted ballnose cutter from dapra cutting tools. My question is this, is there a general rule of thumb in regards to establishing proper speed and feed? We are all aware that tool wear is a concern over large surface areas, and I'd like to mitigate this as much as possible so that the surfacing can run overnight with the supervision of one of my operators. Any and all suggestions, experiences, tips, and tricks would be greatly appreciated in an attempt to better understand the process. I'm happy to answer any questions that would warrant better responses via commentary!
Cheers!
Clawdaddy
Im currently tackling some hard cut surfacing on some hot stamp die details I made last week, and quite honestly haven't had much experience in this area. The majority of the harcutting I've seen done was programmed by a colleague of mine. Here's what I have to work with: A reasonably large selection of solid carbide ballnose cutters in addition to a .750 inserted ballnose cutter from dapra cutting tools. My question is this, is there a general rule of thumb in regards to establishing proper speed and feed? We are all aware that tool wear is a concern over large surface areas, and I'd like to mitigate this as much as possible so that the surfacing can run overnight with the supervision of one of my operators. Any and all suggestions, experiences, tips, and tricks would be greatly appreciated in an attempt to better understand the process. I'm happy to answer any questions that would warrant better responses via commentary!
Cheers!
Clawdaddy