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* use various shapes, lines, and curve tools to create your initials | * use various shapes, lines, and curve tools to create your initials | ||
* Use circles for mounting holes, use mirror tool or pattern tool to place one circle at each corner | * Use circles for mounting holes, use mirror tool or pattern tool to place one circle at each corner |
Latest revision as of 01:16, 28 December 2017
Contents
Overview
Learn how to use, maintain and operate CNC routers.
Prerequisites
- 3D CAD Modeling (| Fusion 360)
What you will learn
- change an end mill
- Secure a work piece
- Set work origin
- Export appropriate G code
- Drill a hole/Plunge into stock
- Clear a pocket
- Follow a contour
Estimated time required
~180 min, varies depending on prior experience using CAD/CAM
Signature Requirements
Make a plate a wood plate of your initials:
- Minimum two letters
- Text tool is prohibited
- 0.25" holes at each corner
- A unique piece of stock will be assigned to you
- Plate must be milled using 0.25" flat end mill only
Procedure/Instructions
Creating a model of your name plate:
1. Measure assigned piece of stock 2. Create a 2D sketch of your name plate * use various shapes, lines, and curve tools to create your initials * Use circles for mounting holes, use mirror tool or pattern tool to place one circle at each corner * Use rectangles for back plate and raised boarder around letters 3. Extrude to make a solid body 4. Ask supervising staff to review model 5. Make needed revisions and repeat #6
Creating tool path:
1. Enter the CAM work space 2. Start a new setup, edit setup and stock options 3. Create a tool, Hint: you may use aluminum sample as starting point 4. Use 2D and Drill operations to generate necessary tool paths 5. Simulate your tool paths 6. Ask supervising staff to review: setup, tool, paths, and simulation 7. Make needed revisions and repeat #6 8. Use appropriate post processor to generate G-code 9. Review G-code