Dave Ball
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Ncplot gets my vote, it even plots custom macro programs
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#4120 holds the T code value, not necessarily just the tool in the spindle, so if your using tool staging you may have to run your check before the T code for your next tool is called.
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Give the guys at FASTech a call, Im sure they can provide more help but this may get ya started. 419-425-2233 face center drill tailstock in (M31=tailstock advance) turn od tailstock out (M32=tailstock retract) [ 05-24-2010, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: Dave Ball ]
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Are you sure #4120 isn't the tool currently in the spindle? Can you post the tool change macro from the hx300 kitamura machine, this would help us see whats currently going on.
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I Found this little tid bit to tease us all lol You Tube Video
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A PCD is more commonly known as a bolt circle. B = D x sin( 360 / (2 x N)) where B = distance between bolt holes D = diameter of bolt circle N = number of holes in circle
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NC Plot can save the all the code as .dxf geometry or just what you have selected. Check out the website. NC Plot
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Just use a gundrill in your horizontal and be done with it, I do this all the time.
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Im no longer with the company where I did this at and I cant find the exact specs, but just select the carbide grade for your material and use an MD11 chipbreaker
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I used a SECO 2.5 Dia Highfeed mill to helical bore a 4.5 Dia, 14 inches deep in two places per part. ONE edge of the insert was good enough for BOTH bores. Chip evacuation is important but flood coolant on our horizontal was enough to get the job done. This was a production job on 30 pieces and it worked beautifully however it sounded like all H&11. I will try to find the specific insert I used.
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Cimco will not make the EIA program "look" like a Mazatrol program. However Cimco does have an option to view native Mazatrol program files but its just for viewing and printing, no editing capability.
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I have a 2" solidworks model that you could easily modify to 3" I made it a 3" and put it on the ftp 3 inch vise [ 03-11-2010, 12:03 PM: Message edited by: Dave Ball ]
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Ice Vise?
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If you plan to use that style of drill often you could make a custom drill cycle to handle everything, thats how I handle gundrills in our machines.
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thanks guys that worked perfectly, I get stuck pretty quickly on surfacing since Im mainly a 2D guy
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Containment is not being used. Is that the only method?
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I am having trouble getting the start & end of this surface finish contour path to behave like I want. How do I get it to stop at the edge of the surface and not wrap around the ends?
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I do this all the time with alum. & plastics, its an excellent method. 1)Be absolutely certain your mounting surface is clean & dry, we use MEK. 2) make sure you "mount" the part over some type of slot or hole that will allow you a way to pry the part off, also soaking with the MEK after cutting, helps to loosen the adhesive when your worried about bending thin parts. I will try to get the name of the tape/supplier but I'm not in the shop currently.
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I don't know if this will work and I know its not the solution, but try copying the geometry from the conventional pockets and replace the geometry in the newer toolpaths...just might be crazy enough to work
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quote: Who makes 3/8" Feed Mills? Are they any good? SECO has a line of solid carbide HFM cutters that range from 1mm to 12mm, they are pretty impressive in my experience.
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No problem, just one piece of advice if possible you may want to clear the range before and after your macro runs...if the macro gets interrupted & then restarted this could save you.
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code: #1=100 WHILE[#1LE149]DO1 #[#1]=#0 #1=#1+1 END1 This loop will clear common variables 100-149. Change #1=100 to the starting variable if you want to clear a different range.
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quote: I was told for Mazak, it can't be changed which is pretty dumb. Thats bull...ask them how they get the doors open on a M00 when the cell is attended by robots
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Material is Inconel 718, We went with the sales reps recommendation and will be starting with a 3" model like this...the real problem is I have zero 5 axis experience and I cant share the part
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Yes, the tool face should be perpendicular to the material where the blue line is located. The purple triangle represents my WCS work plane so the light blue line is the tool vector.
