Hi folks… I'm having a bit of a problem getting something relatively elementary done in 3DS MAX. I'm trying to use NURBS and then explore the use of the CNC...
Hi Mike, Look at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CNC_Toolkit/files/Klickcue/wheels.max . Most of this was drawn as a Mesh object. Just converting one of the...
Chris, How did you make your cylinder (or tube) so perfectly round? When I create a cylinder or tube using 3ds max defaults, it doesn't come out round... it...
Rab, I was wondering if you have any 3D close ups of how the two axis were mounted together? Or perhaps some photos from the construction process. I think it...
There's a couple of pictures under "4th & 5th Axis Unit" in the photos section. I just used some 80 x 80 x 8mm L-bracket and bolted this to the backs of the...
I tend not to use NURBS in MAX as I find them more hassle than they're worth. Max's mesh modeling and patch surfacing tools are pretty good however. Rmember to...
Hi Mike, I am having trouble understanding your problem. Upload one of your drawings to the File section of the group or the one with the out of round...
Hi Mike, Rab is correct. I had the 'Smooth' box checked when I created the 'Tube' from the 'Standard Primitives'. Chris mmeyers1111 <mmeyers1111@...>...
Hi Chris and Rab... Sorry for the delay in replying. I was traveling all last week with zero time to access the Internet. Anyway... I created a cylinder with...
Hi Mike, applying 'smooth' just visually smooths an object by blending it's faces. If you look at the cylinder side-on you should see the side faces smooth. ...
Hi Rab, How are you controlling your maximum plunge depth for your cutter with the CNC_Toolkit? As an example, when you are cutting your wooden sword handles...
Hi! I currently do 3d animation -using Max- and would like to expand my market to milling. I would like to take my meshes and make miniature figures, etc.. of...
Hi Chris, The cutter will just follow the spline used to make the Toolpath, plus or minus 'Cut Depth', there's no calculation for the amount of material cut,...
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Ori wrote: Sorry I can't answer your questions about Flashcut CNC. I'm familiar with it, but I've never used one. ... Ouch! Yeah, I can...
Hi Ori, Hopefully someone has a Flashcut machine and can comment directly on it. One thing to watch for is that whatever machine you get can do full ...
How very cool. My first reply to a user group posting-- just think, I've been using the internet for 10 years now. :) Thanks a lot for the prompt reply....
Thanks Rab- again. The Jewelry on your website is very beautiful, did you hand make those? or use CNC_Toolkit? ... on ... Toolkit), ... movements ... that ......
... I'm a big fan of machine tool user groups. Without the internet, I'd have been dead in the water more times than I can count. ... Brass is a really neat...
Hi Ori, Other than our very early designs, the jewellery is made using the CNC Toolkit and either the CNC Taig Mill or a Roland CNC PNC2300. We do some custom...
Hi Ori, ... on ... Supply a link to the Flashcut machine that you are interested in. ... I use a Taig 2000LE with Taig's converted Sherline 4th axis rotary...
... http://www.flashcutcnc.com/html/mach_2000_5400.html - I'm looking at the 2,000 as it has an adjustable throat (whatever that means) and for $200 difference...
I see this group is big on discussing 5th Axis milling as well. I obviously want to be able to generate as much detail as I can. Can the Taig from Microproto,...
So.. here I am spending all my time trying to research which mill to get (and not spending that time on doing my client's work! ack!!)-- so... I thought I can...
With a 5th axis you can in theory machine a model with the tool at any angle in relation to the model. However, in practice you hit limits in being able to get...
One Step at a time- Guess I start w/ 4 until I sell some projects to pay for a nice 5 axis mill. Your Jewerly -- can that be done on a 4 axis? ... cylinder ...
Hi Ori, I am always up for a challenge. As Rab knows, I even challenge myself all the time and just spin my wheels. All I have is 4-axis available. The...
... I'm pretty sure the 8-direction Sherline mill only has three that are powered. The other 5 are things like being able to rotate the spindle with respect...
At the risk of digressing from CNC_Toolkit by a lot... ... A bit about CNC tools and software: Luckily, CNC tools tie you to software about as much as a CPU...
