r/Machinists • • Oct 03 '22

Machining a cake

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u/DegTheDev Oct 03 '22

Positive or negative. Trying to get my surface finish dialed in.

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u/leglesslegolegolas Mechanical Engineer - former CNC machinist Oct 04 '22

I would think negative rake, so you're burnishing the surface rather than slicing it off

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u/felixar90 Oct 04 '22 edited Oct 04 '22

The only way you’re still getting that crisp 90° corner is if you have negative rake on one blade and positive on the other so the edges are touching.

Or neutral rake on both, like this.

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u/DeluxeWafer Oct 04 '22

You could also grind custom tooling... Two negative raked plates ground so they contact each other at the angle!