Yep - 7 holes in had a melt down .H13 .. 3.0 deep hole with coolant flooded .Using this type of drill . ( dijet indexable drill ) 1000 RPM 7.0 IPM .Looks like will be going back to a twist drill . At least it will not melt down . It would be nice to make it work ... saves a lot of time . Thanks for the help http://www.dijetusa.com

I everyone - trying to run coolant drills without having coolant thru the spindle .Not having much luck . any help would be appreciated .Using a vertical Hass mill . Thanks in advance X6 MU3

Changed the cut to 90 and got a much better finish . Thanks Rickster .

Thanks Allan - I'll start with those settings .

The Hass machine is 15 years old and we are not using G 187 . The corner rounding is set at .025 . Thanks for the help .

Hi Everyone - Can I please get some help with this tool path . I'am getting a poor surface finish using this type of tool path . The Machine I'm using is a Hass VF1 . There is no problem with the tool .... checked the run out . I'm limited to a 1 meg program because of floppy .( converting to DNC soon ) I would like to us Raster but programs to large . I just don't no if it's my settings in Mastercam or setting in machine .I'm getting a very choppy finish . Thanks for any help . The file is ... ftp://ftp.mastercam-cadcam.com/Mastercam_forum/X6_FIles/test1 MCX6 MU3

Hi everyone - I have a question about area clearance . How am I able to plunge outside of the containment boundary . I remember using it in the old toolpath Surface rough pocket .Thanks for any help . X6MU1

Cindy - This forum is great for helping you turn a jpeg into a DXF . http://www.cnczone.com/forums/general_metalwork_discussion/19346-share_files_part_art.html

Thanks for the help . My post is from inhouse . We have never tapped on the machine in the past . I just used G84 tapping in IPM and it worked .

Hi Everyone - I need some help with Tapping on a Hass Machine . Our machine have the ability to hard tap .We machine most tool steels D2 - 2714 and so on . Here is the posted code . It doesn't work .I edited the program and removed G95 and M29 and it still don't work . Also why isn't the feed rate in IPM . Thanks for any help . N100 G00 G17 G20 G40 G80 G90 N110 G91 G28 Z0. N120 G90 G53 X-20.0 Y0. N130 T2 M06 ( 1/2-13 TAPRH) N140 (MAX - Z2.) N150 (MIN - Z-1.) N160 G00 G17 G90 G54 X0. Y0. N170 G43 H207 Z2. N180 G95 N190 M29 S100 N200 G98 G84 Z-1. R.1 I.1 F.0769 N210 G80 N220 M05 N230 G91 G28 Z0. N240 G90 G53 X-20.0 Y0. N250 G90 N260 M30 X6 MU3 Level 3

I have a quick question for you Hertz . What type of material are you cutting . How well would this toolpath work on tool steel . 2714 or D2 .

You may want to try Roll die in user applications .

One thing about doing it this way it saves a lot of time . The old way of going down the surface with a 3/4 ball took 35 minutes . This 3 minutes .

The tool is a chamfer mill with and insert . It looks like the tool is 45.3 . So would I use a Taper angle of 45.3 . Thanks for the help .

I checked the tool and it's running .003 .You wouldn't think that would make a difference .

I got my info from this post . Still need to know how to get rid of the step . http://www.emastercam.com/board/index.php?showtopic=61374&hl=+chamfer%20+multipass%20+toolpath#entry687902

Picture of the steps is saved under all pictures/ picture 066 .

Hi Everyone - I need a little help with this Multi pass Chamfer .Everything is working fine except the .002 step that the 45 Degree chamfer tool is leaving . How am I able to blend the 45 Degree Chamfer in . Thanks for any Help Mastercam X6 MU3 MULTI PASS.MCX-6

The print says Cam path ... there's a eject and load cycle . I don't have 5 axis so my 2 options are 3d path or rolldie . The edges have to be square .. so I would think I will have to go with Rolldie and hope for the best .

Hi everyone - Could I please get some help with this 4th axis cam . Am I better of using the rolldie toolpath or the 3D . I can't tell witch would work better . I don't have the time to experiment on the machine .I saved the file in X6 / Jim2 I'm using X6 . Thanks for any help

Hi everyone - can I get some help on how to use xform roll . I need to wrap the red lines around the red circle .Thanks for the help . I hope that I'm not taking over this thread . p.s. projecting the lines will not work . JIM.MCX-6

Here is how we would do this where I work . REX #1.MCX-6

I have the line layout on level 10 . Drawn as per print .The description says Layout - Cam Path Development . One end says Eject cycle other end says load cycle .

Hi everyone - I need some help with this part that has a slot in it . I need to know if I have drawn this properly .I draw the lines from the print then projected them to the surface . The only problem I see is the rad from the cutter on the inside slot .Thanks for any help . JIM.MCX-6

Thanks for the help .