Re: X and Z cutting paths
Originally Posted by
steptoey
Hi Jim, I've been given access to a PC that has mastercam, the owner isn't much help because he downloadd files.
I've had a play, I'm not sure what machine I should use, do I use router or mill. Or should I just get fusion and try that. Cheers
I am not sure what router or mill means to MasterCam. Functionally they are about the same in the real world. I would think that in either case a chess piece would be a 4th axis part with a ''spun profile'', in other words a 2D profile carved into a rotating cylinder, I don't know what MasterCam calls this operation. Really no different than using a hand held carving tool on a wood lathe, or a CNC controlled lathe without a rotating tool. The only real difference in what you are proposing is that the tool bit is rotating, like a lathe with live tooling.
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA