mega arc 5040dd
Aluminum
- Joined
- Apr 17, 2012
- Location
- Saskatchewan, Canada
I am fairly new to milling and in the middle of making a piece when I realized there are two ways of doing it. Well technically three ways. What is the best way or proper way to do this? Do I
a) raise the knee say.040" and then move the table over a cutters width in the X direction (left in the photo). And then feed the table in the Y direction to make the cut. and the move the table a cutters width again in the X direction and repeat until I get to the shoulder. The raise the knee again and repeat until I get to my desired depth of about .250"
b)raise the knee the full .250" and then move the cutter over say .040" in the X direction and then feed in the Y direction to make a cut and continue this unit I get to the shoulder.
or c) turn the part 90 degrees in the vice and basically do the same as option b but using the full length of the cutter.
I am assuming that option c is the worst option of the 3 because? I am doing this on a relatively light duty mill. More ridged than an import bench top mill but not as ridged as a bridgeport. I know all 3 options would work but what is the best way? What is the fastest way? And what puts the least amount of strain on a machine or is there even much of a difference?
a) raise the knee say.040" and then move the table over a cutters width in the X direction (left in the photo). And then feed the table in the Y direction to make the cut. and the move the table a cutters width again in the X direction and repeat until I get to the shoulder. The raise the knee again and repeat until I get to my desired depth of about .250"
b)raise the knee the full .250" and then move the cutter over say .040" in the X direction and then feed in the Y direction to make a cut and continue this unit I get to the shoulder.
or c) turn the part 90 degrees in the vice and basically do the same as option b but using the full length of the cutter.
I am assuming that option c is the worst option of the 3 because? I am doing this on a relatively light duty mill. More ridged than an import bench top mill but not as ridged as a bridgeport. I know all 3 options would work but what is the best way? What is the fastest way? And what puts the least amount of strain on a machine or is there even much of a difference?