Small Diameter Radius Fillets and Price Increase (CNC)
Small Diameter Radius Fillets and Price Increase (CNC)
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Excuse my ignorance on this subject, but why does using small radius fillets increase the price of the part for CNC machining? Radius size I am talking about is R0.20-R0.40 mm (R0.008"-R0.015").
The geometry I am talking about is top down vertical milling when removing a rectangular shape from the material - the radius of the 4 fillets at the corners. The rectangular depth is small compared to the width of the cut - depths in the 0.5-3.0 mm range.
I am not a machinist so please correct me if I am wrong, but isn't it just a simple tool change to cut these?
Also, is this price increase per fillet or is it per tool change? Where say the price jump for 4 small fillets on one rectangular cut is large, but the price jump for 8 small fillets (2 rectangular cuts) is only slightly larger?
Thank you for any insight you have on this!
The geometry I am talking about is top down vertical milling when removing a rectangular shape from the material - the radius of the 4 fillets at the corners. The rectangular depth is small compared to the width of the cut - depths in the 0.5-3.0 mm range.
I am not a machinist so please correct me if I am wrong, but isn't it just a simple tool change to cut these?
Also, is this price increase per fillet or is it per tool change? Where say the price jump for 4 small fillets on one rectangular cut is large, but the price jump for 8 small fillets (2 rectangular cuts) is only slightly larger?
Thank you for any insight you have on this!
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