CNC Mill
During this portion of the the CNC rotation I got the opportunity to work with the Mill. I replicated the plans for the widget that we were given in inventor and transferred it to fusion 360. From here I learned how to make tool paths, create a new tool, run a simulation and get my G-Code saved to a flash drive so I can run the machine down in the lab. CNC Router.
I wanted to create a unique design for my maze so I decided to make it a circle. It allowed me to use the majority of my material leaving almost nothing wasted. I started from the outside ring and made a circle every .25 inches until I got to the middle. This allowed everything to be nice and parallel. I learned the importance of making sure everything is set up properly on the computer before you run the operation because I had my router set up to be run from the middle of my material and almost sent it from the corner, which would have been a problem. Thankfully we caught this before I let the machine go. |
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