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mosey:
Are you saying that one should never climb-mill?
Mosey

sparky961:

--- Quote from: mosey on June 07, 2013, 12:13:46 PM ---Are you saying that one should never climb-mill?
Mosey

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Generally speaking, if you don't have ball screws you should not be climb milling.  Leave it for the big CNC machines.  On any mill with significant backlash, you're just asking for trouble climb milling.

Of course there are always exceptions.  Sometimes a light climb-milling cut can get you a better finish on a hobby machine, but you need to be careful that it isn't trying to suck the workpiece into the cutter.  A bit of common sense goes a long way here, as does learning from your own mistakes.

Fredbare:
Excellent video John again, I really appreciate all your work putting these together, many thanks.

John

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