3-16-2023 Q&A: Creating Spiral Path Shapes in Dishes, Optimizing Vacuum Hold Down with Surface Spoil Boards, Advanced CNC Bit Recommendations, Amana Bit Feeds and Speeds Information and More!

In the Q&A Meetup held on March 16, 2023, Kyle tackled a variety of CNC topics, offering invaluable insights for both beginners and seasoned machinists. The session covered creating spiral paths for aesthetic projects, optimizing spoil board setup for vacuum hold down systems, and choosing the right CNC bits for superior performance. Additionally, Kyle provided practical advice on using locator pinholes for effective tiling and ensuring consistent material origin. This meetup was packed with expert recommendations and troubleshooting tips, making it a must-watch for anyone looking to enhance their CNC machining skills and project outcomes.

Questions Answered in this Q&A:

• 00:00:53 - How to make shapes that look like a spiral path Inside of a bowl or dish.
• 00:13:35 - Is there a lesson on surface spoil board set up to ensure the vacuum pump hold down system works?
• 00:14:23 - Recommendations on CNC bits that are a tier above the end mills and ball noses and taper ball nose.
• 00:19:07 - When you buy bits from Amana does it give you the basic feeds and speeds?
• 00:23:51 - If you wanted to add locator pinholes to tiling how would you space them so the material origin stays the same?

Keywords:

spiral path, bowl, dish, pocket toolpath, offset strategy, spiral gadget, organic shapes, freehand draw tool, ball nose bit, step over, offset strategy, dish shape, 3D modeling, surface spoil board, vacuum pump hold down system, CNC bits recommendations, Amana bits, feeds and speeds, locator pinholes, tiling, alignment holes, rotary axis, LightBurn course