Question for you Lathe Guys

[Jamie Betz from InterTech Supplies]

We are going to be purchasing a Prodigy GT27 gang tool by SNK with live tooling and a Fanuc Oi-Mate TB control and was wondering if anyone else is using this control and what post you are using. I am not asking for a post just curious if there is anything similar to the MPMaster post that everyone loves here.

[crazy^millman]

There is MPLMASTER go the posts web page if you have done so in a while for emastercam and the link is there. Great post I set it up for our LU-15 dual turret lathe and did tons of editing but got a pretty good post.

 

HTH

[Thee Dragracer1951]

Man, you beat me to it. I've played with the MPLMASTER post. Good stuff.

 

I'm curious though, Will a 0iMate control do C axis stuff???

I looked at that same machine when I bought my Daewoo. They quoted it to me with a 21i on it because of the live tooling.

I don't know. Maybe they was foolin me.

[Jamie Betz from InterTech Supplies]

Thanks Millman, I was looking for that yesterday but must have overlooked the Posts button on the top of the page. I am a Lathe newbie when it come to programming so wasn't sure what you guys were using, now I know. I have run quite a few Daewoo lathes at my friends machine shop but never did any programming for them.

 

Racer according to the documentation for the machine it says the machine comes with the OiMate control and has the live tooling option. The guy that is buying the machine has actually been to the factory and ran off sample parts so I am guessing he knows what he was using, at least I hope he does.

[d00d]

d00d teh wondering what kind of Martin he could get for a tweaked post? Maybe a D-45?