Dirk wrote:
> Yes, this sounds very simple. So, maybe I have to imagine parts as if they
> are trapped in a sphere and "only" the outside has to be removed. Something
> like Michelango did: he only had to remove the marble on the outside because
> the statue was already on the inside. Sorry, can't find the exact quote.
>
Also milling from different faces is easy: Just rotate your drawing,
export as DXF, use something like dxf2gcode and glue the whole thing
together with some manual G-code to rotate the workpiece to show the
correct face to mill.
But finishing the inside of a cylinder with a conical mill is a bit
different: you need to rotate the AB axes in such a way that the wall of
the cylinder is in line with the angle of the conical cutter.
Milling pockets with an undercut is also not possible using Michel
Angelo's rule since you need to remove material on the inside.
Being able to think in 3D is a must - I guess that's what Michel A.
means: once you know how to handle 5 axes it is easy but for someone who
does not it looks like magic :)
Regards,
Rob
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