Four Sided Machining with an Indexer
I had a requirement to machine a part on four sides of the material. Ok, simple. Except, two of the sides tilted 6 degrees off vertical. To solve the problem, I used my indexer as the hold down and simply rotated it using the MB command to the proper orientation between cuts. Worked perfectly.
Here's the part without any 3D machining in Rhino:
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Here's the top of the part being machined.
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Here's a side being machined.
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Here's the finished part.
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I wrote up a more detailed explanation on my blog: https://www.coryat.org/2019/10/four-...h-indexer.html
ShopBot Details:
2013 PRS 96x60x12 (Centroid upgrade)
4hp Spindle
12" indexer
Aspire
Rhino
Fusion 360
Ferrari 360
Prusa MK3S+
Prusa XL multi-tool