specv
-
Posts
914 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Downloads
Store
eMastercam Wiki
Blogs
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by specv
-
One of my favorite parts of this job is designing fixtures, especially moving ones, I recently designed a self-centering locating fixture for a casting with 18 datums on it. Without a good CAD software it would have been a nightmare.
-
no worries, i have never seen a THEN statement documented anywhere in Macro B documentation, even when i went to Makino's macro class, I am definitely going to try it now. Thanks for the ideas.
-
I have written a lot of macros and have never seen THEN statements used. What machine cncchipmaker?
-
try this: #101 = #5223 - #5263 IF [ABS[#101] LT.0015] GOTO1 IF [ABS[#101] GE.0015] GOTO2 N1#3006 = 1 (CONFIRM LOAD) GOTO3 N2#3006 = 1(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM) N3
-
Spaces work fine on a fanuc control, im not sure what control he's using.
-
also you need to put the ABS on the same line as your IF statement. IF ABS[#101] LT.0015 GOTO you need to tell it it what you want it to do if the statement if true or false. Should be something like this: #101=#5223-#5263 IF ABS[#101] LT.0015 GOTO1 IF ABS[#101]GE.0015 GOTO2 N1#3006 = 110 (CONFIRM LOAD) GOT3 N2#3006 = 111 (CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM) N3 #5223 - #5263 = #101 ABS [#101] IF #101 LT 0.0015 #3006 = 110 (CONFIRM LOAD) IF #101 GE 0.0015 #3006 = 111 (CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)
-
sorry but this is partially wrong, The go member is the the same for 2b and 3b, the no go is the one that is different. You are right though about using a 3b top check the nogo on a 2b thread.
-
I can't really give a time frame but they last longer the more you use them (we have had them for about 2 years). What we do is bring a coolant trough tool into the spindle before the speeder and purge for about 20 seconds. This reduces any residual coolant in the lines.
-
We have this one, 40,000 rpm http://www.airturbinetools.com/spindles/specs/602cat40.html and this one: 30,000 rpm http://www.airturbinetools.com/spindles/specs/625cat40.html We plugged the side port and run air through the spindle, they were fine with that since we still filter the air coming into the machine.
-
We make our own, from 1 inch tube, here is one we made for our new Kitamura's with deburring, loading/unloading and computer bench's integrated.
-
Thanks Matt, I do find it hard read through all the EULA stuff and understand what they are getting at with the data they use. ITAR is technical data and i don't know why Microsoft would even want traces of data like that on their servers for fear of having repercussions from the US government.
-
John, Do you have any more info on this? I know Office 365 is an Itar no-no. but the Operating system too?
-
Not that particular brand but we use this rail type vise, http://www.leave.com.tw/eng/products-list.php?f=232&t=85 And they are very versatile. They work very well for creating clearance on all 3 sides of a part on an HMC. We dumped Chick stuff long ago.
-
Backup Air compresser stratagy
specv replied to bigprody's topic in Machining, Tools, Cutting & Probing
we run 2 compressors, 1 is a backup. We just upgraded to a new 75hp compressor. Wanna buy a 40hp? Its a Altlas Copco gx30 -
The three steps of journey level machining
specv replied to nickbe10's topic in Machining, Tools, Cutting & Probing
Thanks for all your input, I would love to hear more PM me if you'd like, we did a lot of training and know with a software like this that has powerful verification there will be hoops to jump through and define things way more than MC. Sure i can get code in less time with MC, but i can't simulate or verify even close to TS with MC. Sorry for the Hijack guys, back to the original topic -
The three steps of journey level machining
specv replied to nickbe10's topic in Machining, Tools, Cutting & Probing
He always bashes it but we have it here and love it and programming on our new Okuma Multus with it. I really like designing with it as well, I just designed a fixture with multiple moving parts and it turned out awesome. -
PM me and we can talk a little. One thing we did is got an intern that is going to school for design/drafting which has been entering all of our data. He worked full time hours this past summer and now working a few hours a night during school. He has cataloged about 1500 items and made about 200 tooling assemblies. We are prepared for about a 1-2 year implementation process with the size of our tool crib and quantity of tools.
-
Mick, We are implementing it here as well, will also be interfacing with Topsolid too.
-
A good article on spindle interfaces
specv replied to gcode's topic in Machining, Tools, Cutting & Probing
This is why every new machine from here on out will be HSK-63a for us. Yes they are more expensive than 40 tapers, but the jobs that we have switched over to our HSK spindles have had significantly less chatter and much better finishes (milling and boring). -
Back Boring with ~.200" clearance
specv replied to mkd's topic in Machining, Tools, Cutting & Probing
we use Steiner and epb (graflex) modular tooling for back bores, with the graflex heads you can put a back bore cartridge on them. most modular systems have back bore cartridges for their heads. -
Romicron (2 micron adjustment), or Komet Mikrokom digital (1 micron adjustment) is what we use for really tight tolerances on small bores, then Seco EPB is our main modular set-up for larger bores.
-
Same here, we had a 6 inch chuck lathe and it ran everyday for 20+ years. Be careful though, they have the higher end machines, which are made in Japan. The lower end of the spectrum they are made in Taiwan. If you you are comparing a Taiwan made machine to the Tsugami it would be apples and oranges.
-
check out speedgrip
-
put gage pins in two opposing holes in the first ring, then dial those in parallel with the machine axis.
-
There is no brake at all in these units, they are harmonic drive. Also they have absolute encoders and flash memory for long term storage of zero location even when there is no battery connected.
