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    Re: Pocket off edge of part

    That's the toolpath, showing the bit going around twice inside the pocket...what is a freestyle version?
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    Pocket off edge of part

    We've had this trouble for quite a while when machining a pocket that has one of it's edges colinear with the edge of the part that we have to draw another line that is offset from the part edge. The...
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    Re: Mold making for vacuum forming

    Are you using anything as a mold release agent? The ABS seems to stick to the MDF.
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    Re: Mold making for vacuum forming

    Thanks for the replies. What size holes are you drilling in the mold? I've tried doing that but the plastic seems to find every little hole/crevice/irregularity in the mold. We've also tried raising...
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    Mold making for vacuum forming

    We just purchased a vacuum forming machine and we've tried a couple of different mold with it and still cant get a decent part that demolds easily. I machined a couple of molds from MDF but it clogs...
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    Sticky: Re: Welcome thread-tell us about you.

    Hi, my name is David, I'm a mechanical engineer for a robotics company. I work with a few different CNC machines and I'm interested in learning more about machining molds for vacuum forming.
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