Is there an easier way to use an inserted drill as a bring bar?

[DavidSV]

I have an inserted drills for my lathes. Some times after plunging the hole with the drill we would like to move over in X and bore with the same tool for roughing. Is there an easy way to do this? Right now I do it by programming each individual pass as a simple drill cycle. Is there an easier way?

 

Thanks

[jeff]

Drill cycle then boring cycle?

[Roger Peterson]

The problem with that jeff is that you cannot use a drill to do a boring cycle. You can define this as a custom tool, grooving/parting. This allows you to drill with it as well as turn with it. You will get a clearance error during a drill cycle but it works. At some point in the future I'm sure we'll see a tool definition that takes care of this as these types of tools are becoming increasingly popular.

[jeff]

I didn't know he was using MCam to do this, I thought he wanted to do this by hand at the machine.

My bad.

[Rick Henrickson 65]

insert drills have been used for boring bars for a long time I am suprised they havent added this before.

[EZ3PUTT]

I do this quite often with insert drills and 2 flute end mills. I will program the first plunge using a drill cycle. For shift and bore I use a rough bore cycle creating a new tool and tool number. After posting I can delete just a couple lines of code to splice together the drill routine and the boring routine. Works well for me.

[Mike-T]

Or, Draw the path that you want the tool to follow

and cut the contour with compensation type off.

[Alvaro Gil - Cimquest-inc.com]

Or...

 

Run a drill cycle, then run a finishing toolpath, with cutter comp off and stock to leave at a radius of the tool.

[Kyle Waters]

would you have to define the lead angle on the drill insert for this to work?

[88Matt]

Have 2 tools. one drill and one boring bar. Give them both the same tool number.