Indexer fun
I got back from Aspire camp full of inspiration for making stuff on my indexer. I already have used it a number of times but always felt sort of like one does the day after heavy drinking. Kind of foggy.
Today I started with some actual knowledge. I wrote a few simple tool paths to trim off a 4x4 into a round blank. The first one turns a 4x4 into an octagon and second turns it into a round blank. I'm using a 1.5" CMT surfacing bit. One bad thing is this process turns my pristine shop into a total mess. Spent 20 minutes vacuuming chips from everywhere. Always a price to pay...
4x4 into an octagon:
IMG_20180429_162825.jpg
Octagon into a round blank using a spiral tool path:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LH7EieUXkzzraVh43
ShopBot Details:
2013 PRS 96x60x12 (Centroid upgrade)
4hp Spindle
12" indexer
Aspire
Rhino
Fusion 360
Ferrari 360
Prusa MK3S+
Prusa XL multi-tool