BrianP.
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It is a combination of how you are programming in Mastercam and the Haas machine. Haas has a setting number 40 with which you can select diameter or radius. If you want to continue to use wear in Mastercam just probe length only not length and diameter. This will keep your diameter comp number as a zero. You will then just need to enter any wear offset for regrinds or adjustments.
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As with most small shops I have worked in the coolant does not get changed often enough because of cost of getting rid of it. I was wondering what other shops do as far as keeping their coolant clean. One place I worked had a filtering system to pump out the coolant and then reuse it after going through a filter. Are there some out there that are better than others? Costs? Thanks.
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If I am thinking correctly what you want go to screen, shade settings and make sure translucent is checked.
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If I am thinking correctly what you want go to screen, shade settings and make sure translucent is checked.
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Metal removal strategy in large aluminum fitting...
BrianP. replied to kunfuzed's topic in Industrial Forum
What kind of face mills? We use Shearhogs fro AB Tools. Can get real aggressive. They are real free cutting. You can run the feed mills but I don't believe on that machine you get anywhere close to the recommended feeds and speeds for aluminum. -
I have used these at a few different places. If you do not have a probing system these are the next best thing. Will pay for itself in a short time for those of you still using blocks, pins and shim stock. Will cut down on touch off times. A few different styles and price ranges. Just google tool height setters. Do small tools all the time.
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Thanks guys. Like I told him that amount of rounding will not matter. It was more along the lines of one of those thoughts that pops into your head and makes you go ....Hmmm I wonder?
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The guy here was thinking that a .5mm pitch is .019685 so he rounds it to .0197 and that could be an issue. I do know that Haas setting 9 is there for metric or english. Was just wondering if you could change on the fly as described above with a G20 and G21.
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What about right clicking and doing a NC file rename?
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Question about single point threading. We are doing a job in a Haas ST10 lathe. This job has a fine pitch metric thread but is programmed in inch. My question is can you change to metric for just doing the thread and then back to inch? G21 before threading block and then G20 after? Just before the G76 line? Anyone ever do this and is it possible? Thanks
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Dynamic Milling with open pocket
BrianP. replied to Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool's topic in Industrial Forum
Or some of us are stuck in shops with old thinking. Had one guy take out an advanced tool path from a job because the owner did not like the way it ran. They really can't grasp that lighter and faster is better. The just see the machines making all these moves and the longer programs and think it can't be good. Would give my left nut to work in a shop that is really using tools and tool paths the way they are meant to be. One of the happiest days of my life was when I was introduced to feed mills. -
Yeah I know a lot of people like to slam the Haas machines. But I have run a ton of them in different shops making a ton of money. Isn't that the object.
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The boss just bought a new lathe. It is a Haas ST10 and he is looking for a good place to buy tooling. Any suggestions? He is always price driven.
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No need to create surfaces. Create curves right on the solid. Xform project to zero or whatever z depth you want. Simplify all splines. Done about 20 seconds.
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Actually the Hass does have a highspeed machining option but you need to purchase it. Makes a world of difference. Look at parameter 315 to see if it is turned on.
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Go to the center of your hole location feed to depth G13 I=(radius of cut) feed out. Man some times you got to love the Haas machines.( Let the games begin ) Yeah they should. I started laughing as soon as I read it.
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Yes. But you will probably come down on the part if there is any extra material there.
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Ok for some one simple like me I think of it as this. In wear lead in lead out 0%=0 in control 50%=0. So with a 1/2" endmill .050 in wear is a .05 lead in/out and .300 in control is the same .050 lead in lead out. Always in control you need to be over 50%. Looks to me like you were under on the 2 examples. You have the same ability using wear.
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Very curious. I have run tons of Haas and never had a problem with prestaging tools.
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That's the problem. I am not all that familiar with surfacing toolpaths. I mean some surfacing is simple and straight forward others not so much. I have never had the opportunity to do advanced mill classes ( or any for that matter) or work with some one who is REALLY good with Mastercam. You would be surprised at the number of "programmers" who do not even understand the concept of using the WCS. I am weak in multi-axis and surfacing.
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Looks good. I think maybe part of the problem may be the design. The outside is actually not a curve but about 10 different diameters. The top and bottom are also not a straight taper If you look closely at the picture you will see it actually flares back up towards the end. I could maybe put it up on ftp as a step file if I knew how. At this point like I said it is all curiosity. Also a learning experience.
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Was one of my first thoughts but he decided to go out and work for a living . Hope all is well with you JP. We only have Haas machines with some 5C indexers. Material is medical grade PET. It is to grow a trachea . Tolerance is make it look like the picture. "Material stability would be not very. 100 parts at this point. Like I said this is more of a curiosity question for me at this point.
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We were given this part to see if we could machine it. Customer is now going to have it molded. Could not figure it out. I do not do a ton of surfacing so thought maybe its just me. OD and ID are not a true circle. Neither top or bottom is a constant taper. Ever edge is radius-ed. Just curious for some input. Have no idea how I was going to machine it even if I got toolpaths figured out. Part is only about an inch in diameter a 1/4 inch tall and the walls are ony .025 thick.
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Thanks John. The owner here is checking to see when they bought it. They think it was only maybe 3 years ago. From a quick check of prices it looks like the Moxa is competitively priced so we will be picking up another of those .
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I just set coolat on by default in my operations defaults. This way I do not always have to be looking to see if its on or off. There are only a few times I do not want coolant turned on where I am at.
