I HATE er collets. Shrink fit are a real good choice-low runnout, solid grip, (except for time to change/hassel changing tools). good for hard to reach areas. To use them correctly they normally use an induction unit to heat up-real expensive. although iscar has just a normal heating coil unit for 2000-3000. I just use a mapp torch rotating the tool in the flame. and an air hose (still rotating tool to ensure even cooling)to cool down. For quick changing and still low runnout and rigidity I use a near solid collet in hydraulic holder. only draw back is clearance if you need to go deep. I have been personally impressed with schunk in both hydraulic and shrink fit. I love hydraulic, extreamly rigid. Main drawback other than the price, you need to keep the tool almost all the way in the holder, and there is no extra depth (at least in the schunk)-This is more of a cost issue-need more insert holder in varying lengths instead of have a long tool and only sticking out as much as you need for the cut.

I agree x has more powerful tools than 9 did. but i really wish they had the option for the side bar menu, It was so much better than drop downs.

The tool is going in from free air. no pluging or ramping required.

The final depth is at 1.625 I go to a surface toolpath thats doing fine. I just have to pre slot it and not sure how deep per pass the cutter can take,

I like just plain black, but i had to set it slightly off, because it did not print out correctly when set right at o.

How deep of a pass can i go though?

I always use,project, 3d contour, no comp. I used a 4 sided pointy cutter, just lightly break the point with a diamond file. and go .01 to .015 deep. It leaves a real sharp clear text. I only go .0005 per pass. with a 15000rpm at 50+ipm in tool steel.

I am running a 1/2 ball 2"loc, 2 flute, in 6061. It is a sloting operation(straight pass full cutter width) what is the max feedrate and doc I can take without breaking or chipping the cutter, I don't have a spare or the time to get another. I am running at 15000rpm, with good coolant flow. Thanks for any help klmcnc

I also miss being able to analyize dynamic within tool path parameters, select depth (for finding approximate depth in a surface toolpath without the necessary wireframe to click on)

Thanks for the tip.

How do you change levels in x without unblanking. I was able to change level in 9 without unblanking. right now the only way i know of is to unblank, move to the new level then reblank.

cascadeclimbr, right on the parameter, why it would not be set by default on a 3 axis machine to begin with i have no idea. I was planning to fix the post anyway but i will also change the parameter, can't be too careful.

I will look to see if there is a parameter, i kind of doubt it though, it definitly does not reset now. i think the machine gets confused with a g18 and a drill cycle, doesn't do it either way right. Didn't want to be nasty either but after a lot of stress and time getting the post edit free, and to have tools and workpieces scraped i was not a happy camper. it all comes out of my wallet being my own shop, and times for me are hard enough already without extra expenses and time.

iskander, the drilling doesn't start untill line 9012. The code you refering to is part of a 3d program. you need to learn to read the posts before you start telling people to learn coding.

I had the support arcs in the xz and yz unchecked in the controll definition, why would it allow it to output g18 and g19(i am assuming the g19) at all?

found the problem, the filter put in a g18 in the 3d area, and it never reset to g17 before the drilling.

it was originaly g81, which mazak calls spot drill, and only allows x,y,r,z doesn't even list feed rate as an option. I changed to g82 which is listed as drilling with the options for dwell and feedrate override for a final distance (I). both g81 and g82 do the same thing on the machine, ok by itself, milling across the part untill the tool breaks if part of a bigger program. g82 actually has a extra variable D which is distance from R to start of cutting. It is allowed to be omitted, and since i don't know how to modify the post to add this distance variable, i was allowing the start drilling point and the reference plane to be the same. just set it above the surface .1".

fusion 640m, only a year old.

here is some of the code from before the drill cycle of the bigger program(it's part of a 3d program so i'm only posting the tail end. N8995 X5.9211 Z-1.5833 N8996 X5.9029 Z-1.5793 N8997 X5.8849 Z-1.5747 N8998 X5.8671 Z-1.5694 N8999 X5.8495 Z-1.5634 N9000 X5.8321 Z-1.5568 N9001 X5.8284 Z-1.5554 N9002 X5.8246 Z-1.5544 N9003 X5.8208 Z-1.5536 N9004 G00 Z-1.4535 N9005 Y-2.4377 Z.5 N9006 Y-2.4378 N9007 M09 N9008 M05 N9009 G91 G28 Z0. N9010 M01 N9011 M08 N9012 T1 T3 M06 (DEFINE TOOL NAMES) N9013 (MAX - Z1.) N9014 (MIN - Z-1.412) N9015 G00 G90 G55 X1.375 Y-1.188 S10000 M03 N9016 G43 H1 Z1. N9017 G98 G82 Z-1.412 R-1.212 F30. N9018 X.5 N9019 X4.33 Y-1.718 N9020 Y-.588 N9021 X6.017 Y-1.718 N9022 Y-.588 N9023 G80 N9024 M09 N9025 M05 N9026 G91 G28 Z0. N9027 M01 N9028 M08 N9029 T3 T2 M06 (DEFINE TOOL NAMES) N9030 (MAX - Z1.) N9031 (MIN - Z-2.4691) N9032 G00 G90 G55 X4.33 Y-.588 S2000 M03 N9033 G43 H3 Z1. N9034 G98 G73 Z-2.4691 R-1.212 Q.25 F10. N9035 Y-1.718 N9036 X6.017 Y-.588 N9037 Y-1.718 N9038 G80 N9039 M09 N9040 M05 N9041 G91 G28 Z0. N9042 M01 N9043 M08 when i just pull the code out of the big program and run it by it's self, it does as it should, but as run as above (the same code rember) it stays at z -1.412, the stock starts at z-1.312. I am looking right at the programming manual from mazak and it looks right????

can someone please tell me why if i run this code alone the drill goes to the initial height between holes(1"), but if part of a bigger program is stays at final z depth between holes, (scraps centerdrill and part) N1 G00 G17 G20 G40 G80 G61.1 G90 N9010 M01 N9011 M08 N9012 T1 T3 M06 (DEFINE TOOL NAMES) N9013 (MAX - Z1.) N9014 (MIN - Z-1.412) N9015 G00 G90 G55 X1.375 Y-1.188 S10000 M03 N9016 G43 H1 Z1. N9017 G98 G82 Z-1.412 R-1.212 F30. N9018 X.5 N9019 X4.33 Y-1.718 N9020 Y-.588 N9021 X6.017 Y-1.718 N9022 Y-.588 N9023 G80 N9024 M09 N9025 M05 I am running a mazak nexus 510c hs

Your probably going have to purchase a new one from them. I ran a 3 axis 30,000rpm fidia for over a year, boy did i hate that machine, fast, but sloppy as hell, toolpaths did not blend well together. you really need the book because it has some strange eia format, and will crash if not setup right. is it a 3+2 or a real 5 axis. FIDIA Co. 1397 Piedmont , Suite 800 Troy - Michigan 48083 - U.S.A. Tel. +1 - 248 - 6800700 Fax +1 - 248 - 6800135 E-mail: [email protected] www.fidia.com

using jimmy's susgestion, It just puts the same tool number in again (t18 t18 m06) but the machine doesn't seem to have a problem with it. (still only changed in ptlchg_com) Thanks for the help guys, i might finally have it to a edit free point.

I edited it under ptlchg_com, and seems to work. doesn't post anything if single tool program (T01 M06) instead of (T01 T00 M06) but adding T00 to one is easy enough. Unlike a twenty + tool program. Thanks, klmcnc

If you have the time to learn a new system, and like icons and drop downs menus (both of which i hate compared to the old mastercam) and can afford to stay on maintance since they no longer supply fixes to their misteaks(bugs) if your not on maintance. it has some powerful new tools, and improved functions. If your doing simple 2d paths, and no editing, stick with 9.1 sp2. I have been running only x for 9 months, and i am still nowhere near as fast as i was on 9.

jimmy, could it be under ptlchg_com? this is whats under ptlchg$ (i tried to add it here, but the web site didn't allow me?)