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- While cutting wood block, the 1/8" single flute end mill is pulled in x,y, and z by the cutting forces. The video and photo shows the rough cutting and the wobble as the cutting progresses.
- While cutting wood block, the 1/8" single flute end mill is pulled in x,y, and z by the cutting forces. The video and photo shows the rough cutting and the wobble as the cutting progresses.
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### Conclusions
### Conclusions
This configuration is not stiff enough at the endmill tip to mill successfully.
This configuration is not stiff enough at the endmill tip to mill successfully.
Below is a short z-axis integrated into the xy machine. The z axis has about 50mm travel. Next, demonstrate wax cutting and PCB milling with this configuration, as well as measuring z-axis resolution and hysteresis.
Below is a short z-axis integrated into the xy machine. The z axis has about 50mm travel. Next, demonstrate wax cutting and PCB milling with this configuration, as well as measuring z-axis resolution and hysteresis.