Matthewkral
Plastic
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2021
Hello guys.
I am using a dovetail cutter to mill both sides of a male dovetail feature. I am cutting roughly .015" too much on both sides. I used Gibbscam to program this. The largest diameter on the bottom of the dovetail is 2.25". I have a .25" line and a .25" radius entry move into the workpiece and am starting way off the part for clearance. I am climb milling and using G41.
I entered a positive .015" radial offset to move away from the workpiece and cut .015" larger on either side. It is not alarming out, but it is not comping and continues to cut the same size. What might cause this? Could it be that my entry moves are too small? Is there something else I should look for?
I am using a dovetail cutter to mill both sides of a male dovetail feature. I am cutting roughly .015" too much on both sides. I used Gibbscam to program this. The largest diameter on the bottom of the dovetail is 2.25". I have a .25" line and a .25" radius entry move into the workpiece and am starting way off the part for clearance. I am climb milling and using G41.
I entered a positive .015" radial offset to move away from the workpiece and cut .015" larger on either side. It is not alarming out, but it is not comping and continues to cut the same size. What might cause this? Could it be that my entry moves are too small? Is there something else I should look for?