With a finishing allowance and a finishing pass, neither is a problem but I wish Estlcam could specify climb or conventional milling on a per-toolpath basis (or per-tool would be good enough). Then I don’t have to predict the amount of deflection to set the finishing allowance.

Climb milling vs conventional millingpros and cons

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Honestly I do not see much difference with either of my machines. I feel we are relatively rigid, high power “spindles” and small bits. I feel I get the best cuts and faster speeds using my recommendations, but I assume each persons experience will vary.

Climb milling vs conventional millingreddit

I’ve observed climb milling produces slightly oversized parts and oversized holes, which gets worse if the feedrates are high. And conventional milling produces slightly undersized parts and undersized holes.

Been searching for a little while but can’t come up with a good answer. In the Milling Basics Ryan says use Climb Milling but in ESTLCam it says Conventional is better for most hobbyist machines because the machine needs to be rigid to prevent backlash with Climb. So, which is best for the LR2? Or is it really build dependent and you need to test with your machine and the bits you use? Thanks all!

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Thanks. I’ve been using your recommendations so far and they are working, the only one that I missed was the Climb Milling. I’ll be giving that a shot.