makino a77 with mpmaster post

[TREV]

morning forum,

this is just a generic question to get me started. would the mp master post that i pulled from jays ftp be a good starting point to set up my post from. the machine has a pallet with index ability only (no simultaneus 4th axis)

also anything i should look for right off the bat?

thanks trevor

 

 

edit: oh yeah its a fanuc 16m control i believe,im told similar to the 16i but older.

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[crazy^millman]

I would use the one from In-House that is the most current the on on the FTP might be older and not have the same ability and functin as they one I think dave put up less than a Month ago.

 

HTH

[Psychomill]

MP Master is a good place to start. Start posting some cuts and see how you like/don't like it. We can help from there on tweeking your post.

 

A couple things offhand, you'll need to have the pallet clamp codes (M11 and M10... although you won't need the M10 for an indexer), and the tapping cycyle uses a "M135".

 

Do you have a straight up Fanuc 16 or is it a Pro3 control?

 

As Ron said, use the one from In House.

 

HTH

 

[HevyMetl]

Does it have SGi? If so you will have to edit the on and off P and M codes into the post or will drive yourself crazy tunring it on and off manually in the code for drilling and boring operations.

[TREV]

thanks for the insight,

yes it is the post from in house,

pro 3 with sgi.

the basics of the control i got down ,it was the fact that my world is now sideways,that concerns me. thanks for the tapping info.

hopefully we wont slam the spindle into the tombstone figuring this beast out.

thanks ,trevor

[Psychomill]

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hopefully we wont slam the spindle into the tombstone

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The A77 is a very tough machine. I've slammed a couple.... I mean I've seen a couple get slammed...