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Unread 07-22-2005, 04:14 PM   #15
tex707
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Originally Posted by ljohn787
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I don't even know where I was going with that, but thought it might be interesting, lol. Are you basically saying that I can plunge the Z as fast as I move it across the X and Y axes? I recall my father telling me to plunge slowly, and then move about laterally at a normal feed rate.
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Yes, that's what I'm saying. Of course, that could depend on a material, but sometimes the approach "macro" (the approach and plunge toolpath) can be more important than the feedrate. Take a look at the attached screenshot...that is the example of the 2mm OD endmill plunging into the material to make an O-ring groove...there's no way it would break this way.
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