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Figured out roughing vs finishing toolpaths after 3 years of doing it wrong
Used to run everything at the same speed and feed for every pass. Finally tried a proper roughing strategy with a 1/2 inch carbide end mill taking 0.100 depth at 180 IPM. Finishing pass with the same tool at 0.010 depth bumped surface finish way up. Anybody else take way too long to learn basic toolpath separation?
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wade78012h ago
Right?? It's wild how the simplest things take forever to click. I figure most people hit that wall with something, whether it's machining or just realizing you don't have to stir the pasta while it cooks. Once you see the payoff from doing it smarter instead of faster it sticks with you though.
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riley_coleman11h ago
It's funny how that same lesson shows up everywhere once you start looking for it, even in stuff like fixing a leaky faucet.
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