Machinists, Using Mach 3, PMDX and Geckos on a Smithy CNC mill. I have a project that would easily be done on a CNC lathe, but I don't have one (yet). I need to cut a wave contour on the outside of a 2" diameter piece, 1" long. I plan on chucking the piece into the R8 collet and cutting it with a lathe tool mounted on the table. I am wondering how to go about writing code for this, suggestions for mounting a lathe tool on the table, and basically how it is done. I can post a picture of the profile I'm needing if that will help. Thanks in advance. MM ps: I have no idea why I'm getting this funky text, using Mac OSX 10.3.9.
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