Lathe mounted to router table

[mario1]

I posted this topic a while back with the message: "Anyone have experience turning wood parts by mounting a lathe to the table of a 3 axis router(Thermwood)? I don't, but we are about to try it. Any thoughts, horror stories, advice or suggestions? Besides the obvious solution of purchasing a CNC lathe of course, that'd be too easy. Thanks."

Well, I've got it up and running but I'm having a problem with the feed rate on my 2nd operation. I put the file on the FTP in the Router folder, file name: CF4161.MC9. When the program is running, the first op. runs fine. When it gets to the 2nd op. the feed rate jumps up to 2100, not the 200 I set it to in the program. Then on the 3rd op. it runs fine again. If someone could take a look at my file and possibly help me out I'd appreciate it. Sorry this is so long. Thanks

[JohnW@Kauffman]

It posts fine for me, 200 feed rate in the second op. It looks like your post is picking up the 2100 retract rate as a feed rate in the 2nd op, but I don't know enough about post processors to know if that's even possible. Maybe try checking the "rapid retract" box in the second op. That'll gray out the retract rate.

[JohnW@Kauffman]

On a side note, I don't get any retracts with the parameters set as absolute as you have them. The tool just stays at 9". Also, your lead out on the second op is tangent but the lead in is perpendicular, but maybe that's the way you want it.

[mario1]

I thought maybe it was reading the retract rate as the feed rate also, so I reposted w/ a 200 retract rate but it still ran at 2100. I'll give what you suggested a try. Thanks for taking a look at it.

[mario1]

I want the tool to stay at 9", no retract is necessary. I do want all perpindicular lead in & outs though. Thank you for pointing that out to me.

[mario1]

2nd op. is still running at 2100. I don't get it.