There are provided a method for
machining a slide core hole and a measurement /
correction system for use in
machining of a slide core hole, which enable efficient
machining of a slide core hole while utilizing the high-speed
cutting performance of a five-axis
machine tool. The method for machining an inclined slide core hole, comprised of a core pocket and a rod hole, in a mold as a workpiece by means of a five-axis
machine tool having, in addition to X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis, an A-axis for pivoting of a spindle head and a C-axis for rotation of a table, includes the steps of: pivoting the spindle head to meet the inclination angle of the slide core hole to be machined in the mold, and fixing the A-axis angle; spot-facing a shallow flat-bottomed spot-faced hole in the surface of the mold by using an
end mill as a tool; drilling a guide hole in the bottom surface of the spot-faced hole by using a
drill or a
reamer as a tool; drilling said rod hole by using a
gun drill as a tool with the guide hole as a guide for the
gun drill; carrying out, as pre-machining before machining of said core pocket, shaping machining to form an intermediate pocket hole while expanding the spot-faced hole by using an
end mill as a tool; correcting a reference point for use as a reference in machining of the core pocket based on measurement of the shape of the intermediate pocket; and executing a corrected machining program with the corrected reference point to carry out precision shaping machining of the core pocket while expanding the intermediate pocket by using an
end mill as a tool.