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The CNC machine in use in the GFL is the eas Heavy 450.
Before the use of the machine, a design is necessary. For the following design and process, Fusion360 was used. The steps to be taken in using the machine are:
The steps to be taken for the installation of the Post Processor for EAS HEAVY 450 are the following:
After the installation of the Post Processor, we can proceed with the design that we wish to cut. In Fusion360, in the Design environment, we use the sketch tool to design the following design and the extrude tool in order to give our design essence and eventually be able to cut it in the CNC machine.
After we have the design we wish to cut ready, we go to the Manufacture environment and insert the configuration of the milling bit which we have in use or we will use in the CNC machine. In order to insert the milling bit, we follow the steps below:
After pressing the New Tool button, we have to insert the configuration of the milling bit in use. If we do not know it beforehand through a datasheet or otherwise, we have to measure and count the flutes, the diameter of the shaft and the milling bit etc. An electronic caliper comes in handy in this situation. In our CNC, for this design, we were using a 4mm diameter flat end mill and inserted it in Fusion as following:
The next step would be to set the zero point of the machine in accordance with the design. It is important that the XYZ axes be set exactly in the way that the machine has them.