Making templates for cones??
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Making templates for cones??
It's a pain to calculate all that! is there any program that will turn cone templates if you give it the cone, i guess technically frustrum of a cone, measurements then it gives you all the dimension to put on a piece of sheet metal to make that cone.
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Re: Making templates for cones??
YupNickC wrote:It's a pain to calculate all that! is there any program that will turn cone templates if you give it the cone, i guess technically frustrum of a cone, measurements then it gives you all the dimension to put on a piece of sheet metal to make that cone.
This has been listed a few times.
There is a shareware program Cone http://www.pulserate.com/ 21 days free trial
There used to be one that was not time limited which may be have been from the same company.
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I use this one:NickC wrote:It's a pain to calculate all that! is there any program that will turn cone templates if you give it the cone
http://www.i-logic.com/conecalc.htm
Bill H.
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re: Making templates for cones??
I like hinote's better, way more data.
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Also--buy yourself a set of "trammel points".hinote wrote:I use this one:NickC wrote:It's a pain to calculate all that! is there any program that will turn cone templates if you give it the cone
http://www.i-logic.com/conecalc.htm
Like these:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004T7R6
--you can clamp them onto almost any kind of convenient straight material. I use a cheap aluminum ruler; you can also buy a chunk of cheap aluminum extrusion at most hardware stores.
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I use this excel spreadsheet. Then enter everything into AutoCAD, and print it full size on a 48" plotter, using the paper as a templates. Just recently I have had access to a CNC Laser Cutter with a 300 watt laser. Now I just set some toolpath's in MasterCam, and get a perfect cut every time..... Boy am I spoiled!!!!!
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