Chamfering with a Spot Drill?

GreggT · Post by **GreggT** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:38 pm

Gents;

Do any of you chamfer with your spot drills? If so have you come up with a method that works with the simulation to give an accurate depiction? What tool type are you using and how are specifying the stock and cut depth? I am getting this to work but my simulation isn't coming out correctly.

GreggT

bassbrawls · Post by **bassbrawls** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:09 pm

GreggT,

I use a Taper Mill, since I can't seem to mill with a drilling tool. I define the TaperMill exactly as a spot drill, with say a 0.01 diameter at the bottom, 45 degree sides, etc. When you create your chamfering profile, set the depth at half the tool radius (or thereabouts), and set the stock to -0.02 for a 0.02 chamfer, for example. Seems to work just fine.

Dave

GreggT · Post by **GreggT** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 8:05 am

Thanks Dave, that is what I was looking for.

GreggT