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*****VIDEOS***** => *****VIDEOS***** => Topic started by: chrisjh on December 10, 2012, 02:36:43 AM
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Hi,
Been some time since I posted. I recently downloaded and integrated the free HSMXpress CAM program into my copy of Solidworks. What a step up from my previous methods!! I am impressed.
This video shows the machining (adaptive clearing) of a 38 x 38 mm Aluminium Lid for a 4 cavity microwave filter. Details of the cutter and feeds and speeds are described in the text for the video.
I also machined the associated 4 cavity filter, something my previous methods would taken aged to program.
The video is not very impressive, but gives some idea of the adaptive clearing capability of HSMXpress. The on-line youtube tutorials are great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dku0SqnpOGA&feature=youtu.be
Happy viewing.
Chrisjh
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Here is a photo of the finished parts. The filter body was also programmed using HSMXpress and machined on my Syil CNC Mill. I would not have even attempted to program this with my previous methods.
Right pain of a job, the cavities are 14mm deep with only 4mm of clearance between the centre posts and the walls. I ended up using a 1/8" 2 Flute long series cutter with 15.875 cutting edges and going very, very slow with light cuts. Each cavity took 15 minutes.
The customer was desperate. I advised them the correct way to do this job was to make the posts separately and bolt them in after the cavities were machined.
Regards
Chrisjh