Okuma Lathe help!

[londoner]

I'm setting up an old Okuma Wheelmaster twin-turret lathe for production(Cycle time is a definite factor). At the end of the program I have to orientate the chuck for a robot to unload. My first question is, the chuck takes about 5-7 seconds to orientate, is this normal?

The next question is, I have tried M63(Ignoring spindle rotation M code answer)and M64(Ignoring general M code answer) but the machine still waits for the chuck to orientate before it does anything, why doesn't it read my M63 & M64?

[TFesta]

Could you please state the model # of the control. Is it an OSP2000 OSP3000?

[londoner]

It's an OSP5020

[TFesta]

Adrianh, I check out machines and we don't have the same M-codes as you do. But the machine does take about 4-5 seconds to orieatate. The reason the machine is not reading you M63 or M64 is cause it is in an orieatate cycle and it changes gears and ignores your M-codes and keeps going till it has finished it's cycle. Not much else to do.

[londoner]

Thanks, I figured as much. I'll have to try and save time somewhere else.