Patent ID: 6099216
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B23C,G05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for carving a concave profile having an outermost side in a work by using a rotary cutting tool, the method comprising the steps of:moving at least one of the rotary tool and the work such that the rotary tool moves inwardly from the outermost side of the concave profile;moving at least one of the rotary tool and the work in a path such that the rotary tool down-cuts the outermost side of the concave profile; andmoving at least one of the rotary tool and the work in a path in the opposite direction to the path for down-cutting the outermost side of the concave profile as the rotary tool moves relative to the work from the outermost side inwardly and down-cuts the work.