A few things lately....
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Is that a spiral octagon in the first pic? The flats look like they're "dished". Looks amazing!
Gargoyle
Finder Outer
Whatever it is! I want a barrel like THAT!
Does the spiral fluting increase cooling as much as you want? I'm assuming that's why it's done.
Nice work Bro.
Gargoyle
Finder Outer
YUP. But that's secondary to looking F'N awesome!
I never understood that, I only care about function.YUP. But that's secondary to looking F'N awesome!
You don't own anything with nice wood or high gloss bluing?
Adam, while I can do a spiral Octagon that is a spiral Hexagon. Fun stuff to machine!
David, this might be more up your alley! Machining radial brakes with the holes angled forward 7 deg. to be a little quieter.
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It looks incredible.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
You did great as usual!!
Your work is always first rate Paul and who cares about functionality, the stuff you do is just plain cool!!
I want video of the A axis spinning under the cutter.
Unless you will share the program code for me to copy.....lol.....
In all serous, do you run a macro program the repeats?
Aaron
Unless you will share the program code for me to copy.....lol.....
In all serous, do you run a macro program the repeats?
Aaron
Gargoyle
Finder Outer
Life is too short to have functional but ugly stuff.
Aaron, on my fluting programs I do run a sub routine that is called up 6 or 8 times
depending on the number of flutes needed. Same with barrels. On the muzzle brake holes I wrote the code for the first two rows of holes. As the first row has 4 holes and the second row has 3 holes. Offset from each other. As the brake is on an angle I run a R- command in the drilling cycle, to keep from drilling air due to the part dropping away. Machining from front to back of brake. My 4th axis is driving the indexing head with a little drive shaft. Set up is very easy, not having to tilt my 4th axis. Cycle time is 5 minutes 45 seconds to index and drill the 42 holes. Not to bad. I drill with a 3/16 ball end mill, so center drilling is not needed. End mill will do about 3000 holes or so. Fun stuff!
Paul
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