Potential Flame War: Robodrill post

[chris m]

Ladies and Gentlemen

 

My good friend, owner of the company I moonlight at, and licensed Mastercam customer, has a brand spankin new Fanuc Robodrill coming into his shop next week and I'd like to have the post at least roughed in pretty close before they drop the machine in place.

 

Is there anything odd that I should know, or is it pretty much the same as any VMC with a Fanuc control on it?

 

No HSM, no rotary, no pallet changer, no probing, nothing sexy about the machine at all; just a plain Jane Robo...

 

I have an (OLD!!) Robodrill post that he got from a friend of a friend who still runs Version 5 or something like that and the code they run looks VERY vanilla Fanuc but I'm always interested in what other people are doing.

 

The only thing I see that needs to be tweaked is the 'M29' rigid tap coding that needs to be put into ptap; do the newer machines still need this?

 

If anyone has some code or a post example they'd be willing to share I would appreciate it

 

Thanks

 

C

[crazy^millman]

Chrsi I think your sweat equaity has earned you that. From what I have learned about the Machines they are Stragiht Forward Fanuc. I am thinking MPMASTER would be perfect for that machine. I will talk to my buddy that has 2 and see if he can tell me more if noone else shares anything.

[mold100]

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Chris I think your sweat equaity has earned you that

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+ a couple hundred

[Andris Skulte]

Chris,

For our old Fanuc Drillmate (I think it's a robodrill? Small 30 taper machine, but good for engraving if it only had a faster spindle...), I took the MPFan post, and just tweaked that for the way I like programs (names/dates, moving Z & Y to G28 0 position at the end for the operator, adding block skips for optional coolant when dry running, etc). The logic is all the original MPfan stuff.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Chris,

 

We have a few Robo's in our shop. I am using a modified MPmaster. It has been working great. Do you want it?

 

Mike

[chris m]

That'd be really cool Mike if you're willing to give it up

 

I have some posts for Fanuc, Yasnac, Haas, and Okuma that I could share with you if you are in the market for something...

 

C

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

I e-mailed them to you.

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

MPMaster or any "universal" type Fanuc post should work. The machine is really nothing spacial as far as code goes. 3 axis drilling and tapping. I would avoid the V5 post.

 

Mike Mattera

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

Hey Ron ! I noticed your name is "Ron". What happened? Started taking yout medication and now your not the "Crazy Millman" any more J/K.

 

Mike Mattera

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

Never mind Ron. You dont have to explain again. I found the other thread.

 

Mike Mattera

[chris m]

Got your email Mike; thanks a lot

 

Anything I can do for you down the road let me know

 

C

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

No problem, Thanks

[crazy^millman]

Yeah Mike I got my papers and they said I was all better seems I fit right in out here in Calforina where as in Florida I was that crazy odd man out.