Hi Guys,

Bootmachine…

Don’t remove any of the fillets. When I work on the CAM program, I will just omit them… or I may still use them… but at a roughing speed. I can always make a rough cut with a large tool, and then do a semi-finish cut with a ball nose to get the fillets. (probably not exactly the size you drew them at)

To all…

I will drill and tap all the holes in the case via the CNC machine to make sure they are in the right spot. And anything like a bearing support, or hinge point will be a fine finish because they must hold a tolerance.

Basically the picture posted by bootmachine is the idea of a rough cut… but because we are dealing with smaller parts, and cutting tools… it will still be a semi smooth finish. In a part that I would call a rough finish… you will still see all the tooling marks. And cut lines. (think more like an industrial finish) To get it to a high gloss… you would have to sand and polish it.

My Maxx Gasser braces have a semi-finished pass to make the design in the pockets. So the cases will probably look like that all over. (it’s a faster cut)