Hi All,
Time to start making some more parts for the model again. The pictures show one of the universal joints completed for the model. I could of just softened a bearing and drilled two holes thru it, but, instead I decided to CNC turn the ball.
Attached is the gcode for machining the ball and a picture of the pointed tool used. The code does a complete finishing pass after the roughs. You need a tool which will not gouge the ball as it goes around it. You don't need to change tools when done this way and and the part has a nice finish.
RICH