https://ginabythebay.studio/tags/scripting/ Recent content in Scripting on Notes, often about Machining Hugo en-us Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:04:48 -0800 https://ginabythebay.studio/posts/using-awk-to-bore-deep-holes/ Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:04:48 -0800 https://ginabythebay.studio/posts/using-awk-to-bore-deep-holes/ <hr> <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>I&rsquo;ve been making stator housings for underwater thrusters, in 316 stainless steel. I use Fusion 360 to create tool paths, and am generally happy with it, but needed a bit of extra software this time.</p> <p>You can see an some of the interiors after the first operation in the photo above. They are fairly deep and I wanted a fairly rigid (i.e. thick) boring bar after drilling it out to two inches wide.</p>