MORI-SEIKI

[Paul Felger]

We have four Mori-Seiki SL-3 lathes that program x-, and was told that there is a parameter that you could change to make them x+, does anyone know what parameter that would be? or is this not possible?

Thanks

[chris m]

Depends on the vintage. We have an SL-2 and SL-4 with Yasnac 2000G controls and cannot be changed; the newer machines I believe do have that option bu I don't know what it is. If you already have programs and operators that are used to this bizarre setup I wouldn't suggest changing because offsets will go the other way and G2/G3 G12/G13 are reversed.

[Dave Ball]

What controls are on the machines?

[Paul Felger]

They have 3T control and they range from 1978-1984.

[Paul Felger]

Funuc 3T controls

[?Mark]

Hard wire is your only choice me thinks.

We have one sl-3h with 11t control with flipped axis also.

[Paul Felger]

Thanks Mark

[?Mark]

Paul, that's what we were told by our mori guy, so we left it alone.

There is a neat vb script on ftp that will flip the axis for you, making nc programs interchangeable between different machines. The only limitation to that script is that you need to use R's and no I's and J's.

Courtesy of Roger from CNC...

hth