I am trying to generate machine code for an aluminum case using NX3 and I am having some issues getting a clean cutting path.
I am using Cavity Mill on a set of selected faces (all the faces on the outside of a contoured case)
The piece of rectangular blank material will be bolted down in the...
I am getting ready to machine an approximately 8" x 12" gear case out of 6061-T6 extruded billet (3" thick billet). I will be removing a lot of material to create basically a shell case of about 0.2" thick, with stiffening ribs and bearing pockets.
I would like to maintain fairly tight...
I am making a splined engagement dog of about 2 inches in diameter. The stock material I have to use is 4140 pre-hardened to roughly 30 HRc.
The part will be machined then I would like the hardness to be increased to roughly 45 HRc and then finally internal splines will be cut using Wire EDM...
I am trying to generate machine code for milling a pocket with filleted edges at the base of the pocket and I can't seem to find a good manufacturing operation to do this!
I would like to rough out the pocket with a square end mill and then finish the bottom with a ball end mill (or a rounded...
What does it mean when part of a sketch appears blue while part of a sketch appears green?
This happens while viewing the part in the modeler, with no sketch active.
I'm looking at implementing a 2 speed gearbox after a belt driven CVT transmitting 15 HP max. The RPM from the CVT will max out at 5000 rpm and the low gear reduction is about 1.5 times the high gear reduction.
I would like to shift between the two gears on the fly, and I would like to avoid a...
I have looked for information relating to wire EDM as a method of gear manufacture but have not been able to find too much useful information.
Does anyone have any experience in using wire EDM for cutting steel gears? What kind of surface finish is to be expected?
I am working on a small planetary gearbox design (5 inch ring) to transmit approximately 8 HP. I have done some gear stress calculations and found that I can decrease the gear stress by increasing the pressure angle from 20 degrees to 25 degrees. What disadvantages are associated with a 25...
