MC LATHE V9

[jeff]

Hello all,

I just got the lathe pkg and I can't figure out why it won't let me TURN a groove instead of GROOVE groove.

Here's what I got,

I have to make a sheave that is about 57 deg included angle and a .289 radius in the bottom.

Now,is there no option to actually turn an od groove?

I'm no slouch when it comes to cnc lathes,I've been doing it for 15 years and I found the best and cleanest way to make pulley grooves is to use a vnmg nuetral tool and cut using the zig-zag method as the tool goes deeper.

But,I can't find any nuetral tools in the libraries supplied and no option to use one in MC lathe.

 

Help me guys,

Am I losing my mind or can this not be done?

Thanks.

[George Vassilev]

Hi Jeff,

if you want to use Rough op. in Lathe for grooving

be sure that under Rough parameters in the op. plunge parameters are set correct to allow plunge

hope this helps

George

[jeff]

Thanks GDim!

That did the trick.