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<p>All,<br>
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The conference call is this Wednesday at the regular times - 7AM
Pacific, 10AM Eastern, 3PM UK and 4PM Europe. The contact details
are repeated below for those of you who do not use an electronic
calendar.<br>
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We will discuss the second machining results for the following
test data. This data should be accessible to anyone with a browser
or smart phone:</p>
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<td class="xl68" style="height:15.0pt;width:83pt" height="20"
width="110">Category</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width:209pt" width="278">Item</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width:266pt" width="354">Description</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width:60pt" width="80">Date</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width:262pt" width="349">Notes</td>
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<td style="height:45.0pt" height="60">Setup</td>
<td>Stock specificaions</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Got stock
height wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It is
95.9 not 88.9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Added
7mm to Z location so bottom of block is -92mm.</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
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<td style="height:45.0pt" height="60">Web interface</td>
<td>Datum surfaces</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">How do you
see the datum surfaces B, D, E, G during setup 1?<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It will help to see how
to rotate the part for setup 2.</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349">See STEP-NC
Machine</td>
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<td style="height:30.0pt" height="40">NC program</td>
<td>Small cutter for sides</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Why do we use
the 10mm cutter instead of the 16mm for surfacing the sides
during setup 1?</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
</td>
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<tr style="height:30.0pt" height="40">
<td style="height:30.0pt" height="40">NC program</td>
<td>Climb cutting</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Still appears
to be conventional milling on sides during setup 1.</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
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<td style="height:45.0pt" height="60">NC program</td>
<td>Aggressive cut top</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Seems like
setup 1, pass 1 has a more aggressive cut when surfacing the
top.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Could be just
our imagination.</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
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<td style="height:45.0pt" height="60">NC program</td>
<td>Coolant</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Coolant on
code was for flood.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Would
like to use thru-tool coolant.</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
</td>
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<tr style="height:15.0pt" height="20">
<td style="height:15.0pt" height="20">NC program</td>
<td>Aggressive cut sides</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">First pass on
the sides is heavy.</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
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<td style="height:30.0pt" height="40">NC program</td>
<td>Additional passes</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Final passes
on setup 1 sides has two passes separated by a very small
amount.</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
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<td style="height:15.0pt" height="20">NC program</td>
<td>Aggressive first pass</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Setup 2:<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Heavy first pass on
surface</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
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<td style="height:15.0pt" height="20">NC program</td>
<td>Aggressive cut pocket</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Setup 2:<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Heavy cuts in pocket.<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Noisy in corners</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
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<td style="height:45.0pt" height="60">NC program</td>
<td>Drill</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Drill used
was high-speed-steel.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Drill
badly worn.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Shaft
was galled from rotating in collet.<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Holes were not fully
drilled</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
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<td style="height:30.0pt" height="40">Video</td>
<td>Different positions</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Tried
different locations of video but still gets sprayed heavily.</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349"><br>
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<tr style="height:15.0pt" height="20">
<td style="height:15.0pt" height="20">NC program</td>
<td>Varying step amount during surfacing</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Why is third
pass step is greater than second step?</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/27/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349">See STEP-NC
Machine</td>
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<tr style="height:15.0pt" height="20">
<td style="height:15.0pt" height="20">Relief on cutter</td>
<td>How to manage the upper and lower reliefs</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:266pt" width="354">Should we
reduce the depth of cut? How much?</td>
<td class="xl66" align="right">8/30/2016</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width:262pt" width="349">See slides</td>
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The referenced slides are at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="ftp://downloads.steptools.com/private/JWG15/Mukilteo/Boxy%202016-08-27.pptx">ftp://downloads.steptools.com/private/JWG15/Mukilteo/Boxy%202016-08-27.pptx</a><br>
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