G173 Fanuc option on Horizontal Boring Mill w/W-axis?

[Scott Garrison@Weiler Engineering]

Anyone out there have this option on a horizontal with a W-Axis? It is used to easily drill with the W-axis. I'd like to know how it works before I really get deep into getting my post set-up. I'm hoping this will make it simpler but yet allow drilling with the W.

 

Thanks,

 

Scott

[Scott Garrison@Weiler Engineering]

Anyone???

[iowajim62]

Scott,

Been there 4 years ago. Big Kuraki with 23" W-axis quill on 62" Z-axis. Here's what I found trying to get an idea of what is involved to set up this thing. Basically they preposition with the W and drill with Z.

W axis

more W axis

 

Using this in search 'drilling with W axis' netted 109 matches. Good Luck

[MACHINEMASTERG]

scott a little highjack but are you part of the weiler company in moorestown nj ?????if so we build conveyors for you guys just wondering???

[Scott Garrison@Weiler Engineering]

Thanks, I've got a call into Kuraki about this G173 which is supposed to switch the Z & W.

 

I do have a post that drills with the W, it just calls W instead of Z on the canned cycle. That is easy.

 

The way we do it involves using:

 

using G54 with W = -3.000" (from W machine home)

 

for milling:

G90 G0 G54 W0. (W is out -3" from machine W-home)

G43 Z3. H01

 

for drilling:

G90 G0 G54 W3. (W is at machine W-home)

G43 Z0 H01

 

In both examples the tool is positioned 3" above the part.

 

This is what I mean by switching the W & Z. Another issue is if you use an endmill to drill & mill!

 

Scott

[Scott Garrison@Weiler Engineering]

Machinemasterg,

 

Nope, I'm in Elgin, IL a suburb of Chicago. We make pharmaceutical machinery.

 

Scott

[MACHINEMASTERG]

so do we and thats what this weiler co does also ...i was just wondering ???

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