VTC Body Creation

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Work offsets

  1. O0014: fence

Programs

  1. O0751: face 2.75
  2. O0752: face 2.0
  3. O0753: face 2.5
  4. O0761: top
  5. O0762: port holes
  6. O0754: body face tops
  7. O0763: upper cavity
  8. O0764: lower cavity
  9. O0765: upper junction
  10. O0766: air passage
  11. O0767: vent

Tooling

  1. T0002: 15/64 end mill, 4-flute
  2. T0009: 1/8 drill
  3. T0011: 5/64 end mill, 3-flute
  4. T0013: 1/4 end mill, 2-flute
  5. T0017: 3/8 end mill, 2-flute
  6. T0018: 1/2 end mill, 2-flute
  7. T0021: 1 end mill, 2-flute
  8. T0022: 3/4 end mill, 2-flute
  9. T0024: 3/16 end mill, 3-flute

Stock

  1. Top, cover: 2.25 x 2.25 x 3
  2. Bottom: 2.25 x 2.25 x 2.25

Finished dimensions

  1. Cover: 2 x 2 x 0.5, w/ 0.375 hole
  2. Body: 2 x 2 x 3.55
  3. Top: 2 x 2 x 1.9
  4. Bottom: 2 x 2 x 1.9

Instructions

  1. Reference face: right
  2. Run 'face 2.75' on top and bottom faces of 3.0" blank (upper blank)
  3. Run 'face 2.0' on all remaining faces of upper blank
  4. Run "face 2.0' on all faces of 2.25" blank (lower blank)
  5. Run 'face 2.5' on top and bottom faces of upper blank
  6. Run 'top' on top face of upper blank
  7. Separate cover from top using bandsaw
    1. Part cover at 0.5"
  8. Run "port holes' on front face of lower blank
  9. Run "body face tops" on top face of upper and lower blanks.
  10. Run 'body upper cavity' on top face of upper blank
  11. Run 'body lower cavity' on top face of lower blank
  12. Run 'body upper junction' on bottom face of upper blank
  13. Run 'air passage' on top face of upper blank
  14. Assemble upper and lower blanks to form the VTC body
  15. Run 'vent' on top face of VTC body