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I have a cncest 6090 cnc, I use mach 3 and design with Aspire 10.516.
I use a 6 mm 4 flute bit to create pockets in wood, 4 mm deep by 50.80 mm, 76.20 mm and 127.00 mm rounds. I do a raster climb with a final pass. I always have the spindle travel in the direction of the wood grain. I have terrible lines left behind by my bit that I have to sand. I'm spending way too much time sanding. Any suggestions on a change that would leave less lines? I use hard woods, med and soft woods also.
2nd question:
Software and machine set up for mm, however the machine came with different collets 08, 10, 12 and 1/8. Can I use imperial collets and bits when my machine and software are set up for metric?
If so, when I am creating the toolpath in Aspire will I need to change all of the settings to "mm"?
Thank you for your time.
Alison
I use a 6 mm 4 flute bit to create pockets in wood, 4 mm deep by 50.80 mm, 76.20 mm and 127.00 mm rounds. I do a raster climb with a final pass. I always have the spindle travel in the direction of the wood grain. I have terrible lines left behind by my bit that I have to sand. I'm spending way too much time sanding. Any suggestions on a change that would leave less lines? I use hard woods, med and soft woods also.
2nd question:
Software and machine set up for mm, however the machine came with different collets 08, 10, 12 and 1/8. Can I use imperial collets and bits when my machine and software are set up for metric?
If so, when I am creating the toolpath in Aspire will I need to change all of the settings to "mm"?
Thank you for your time.
Alison