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Re: pic: Offseason Gearbox

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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
You generally want to design the pocket radii some amount larger than the radius of the tool you intend to machine it with. This is to prevent the tool from encountering a sudden and peaking chip load when it gets into the tight corner. It needs some room to still move in the corner, so it isn't contacting all around at the same time.
Can CAM do this for you or do you have to put in all the radii manually?
What size endmill would you normally use as a minimum for something like this?
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