Cut-grip finishing



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The cut grip style of finishing is performed using a unique strategy that is enabled by having a grooving tool that cuts in both directions.

 

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  1. Cut down the left hand wall up to the bottom radius.

  2. Rapid up and over and plunge a relief groove.

  3. Cut down the right-hand wall, through the bottom radius into the relief groove.

  4. Cut along the bottom of the groove. This move is offset by a deflection amount.

  5. Cut up the left-hand bottom radius. This move is offset by a deflection amount.

  6. If the feature has multiple groove cavities, each cavity is cut in the manner and the cavities are ordered in a left to right fashion.

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