MasterCAM Flowline Tutorial

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Learn to use MasterCAM's Flowline toolpath

[@davetsu8874]

Do you have any sample for T-mount 42MM x o.75 internal/external threads?

[@ericthanoulith5094]

Your insert or mill will break at unpredictably because of plunge at each start.

[@jazkle]

No one breaks tools like I do! 😭😭😭 This video was just for an overview of the tool path not an entire part. Sorry for not making that more clear

[@JBROWN62]

Thank you for the content. This is the second time I have referred to your tutorials. You've really helped me... Just a little advice the next time you run a Flowline, start at the bottom, and slow down the first pass only. that way you can utilize the dia of the tool SFM rather than the ball, plunging is hard on the tool very little SFM if any, and loads up.

[@FreedomSpirit108]

He does note two use Opti rough before

[@jorgearriaga7253]

My tool is not doing what it’s supposed to. Too high..where does it know start. I’m new to mastercam, using Haas VF3

[@jazkle]

Are we talking on the machine or mastercam? I would check setup on both but would advise not to run this on a machine. It's an incomplete program and was just used to go over flow line tool path.

[@mathewdasilva4421]

flowline is for finishing ... you cant plunge like that ,maybe rough with a flat or a bull and then flowline the .01 away ,,,

[@jazkle]

I can plunge into where ever I feel like pal! You're right though. I should have made it more clear that this was strictly going over the single tool path not the entire part

[@thatnewjoint]

I had a question. I'm trying to machine a undercut. I've been reading on forums that flow line might work? But I don't know much about flowline. Is it possible to make it machine from the top down, but at the end make the tool come back up to the starting point then move off the part? It's kind of like a wide ID slot but at the bottom of the casting there is a feature, so the too can't "lead out" at the bottom or it would machine right through the cast in feature. What I'm trying to make the program do is come down on center to my start depth (the slot is already partially started). Move into the slot and helix down to my depth. Have the tool come back up to the start depth and move back to center before ending. My apologies, I feel like I'm rambling.

[@jazkle]

I am so sorry for replying this late. I'm sure you've figured it out. Let me know what you need up doing

[@thatnewjoint]

@@jazkle no worries at all. We ended up going over to the manual mill and using an adjustable boring head and a custom cutter.

[@christophercolumbus8944]

are you canadian?

[@jazkle]

Lol... do I sound Canadian?

[@christophercolumbus8944]

@@jazkle not really no but you said one thou i've never heard an american say it the right way we always say it like that or we never utter one thousandthssss

[@jazkle]

@@christophercolumbus8944 I did work for Canadians for a long time. Probably picked up a lot of their lingo. 😁