yeah that dosent make sense, the only mazak controller ive encountered is the m32, and i dont remember anything special to make it work of iso gcode, i would check the operator/programming manual then, its has to be a specific code its looking for or a parameter is set wrong somewhere,,, but im still at a loss as to why the b rotates when its not commanded to do so

just a thought if this is a rotary 4th and not an indexer, i didnt see any code to lock the baxis once you indexed, could be the bxs servo trying to hold the table still while your cutting? but youd think it would chatter like crazy

internal tool and gen swiss also

ive found if you are doing a lot of drilling with tsc drills 3/4 and smaller 1000psi is the way to go,(at least double tool life) i found that milling is not such an advantage, typically the milling tools allow too much volume for the pump to get to 1000psi. (so if u can get tools that have coolant holes small enough should be at least 20% increase on average) and also if you doing a lot of single point boring the thrust force from 1000psi causes issues with boring roundness accuracy and vibration, the machine we have is a doosan dhp5100 (500mm pallet and 40taper spindle) and its a chip blaster brand 1000psi unit i actually have mine setup for low (200psi) and high (900psi) pressure switchable via mcode because of boring roundness issues i think if your primarily milling and boring 300 is all u need,

if u can read electrical drawings, see if u can get the books for that machine, in the electrical book there will be a schematic for the e stop circuits, should be able to tap right in somewhere in the electrical cabinet with a normally open or closed switch, or if its easier to get to a estop button you could do it there as well

using x6mu1 mill is there a way to add a existing tool holder to a existing tool library without completely redefining it, my current library is huge and trying to reorginize

also better icons in the tool list filter (milling), would like better pictures of the tool they represent (i find that the chamfer tool looks exaclty like spot drill), and also putting the names of the tool type on the icon, i find it silly to move the mouse everywhere to see what the icons name is, also make them arrangable so the user can group them how they want or delete them, some of the icons ill never use so id get rid of them so its less clutter

up to 4 today, ive been working on a decent part that has a pretty good mix of toolpaths, up to 125 ops thus far, also this is the first time im utilizing the stock models for rest ops, im impressed with the notion of the stock model but the calculation times suck, it takes forever to recalculate after you change something

the spindle encoder air gap should be .006-.008 measured from the high spot on the encoder ring

ill take stock models that support undefined tool types. also stk model calculation times to be halved (these currently take too long imo) tool holders and tools that stay together no matter how many times i edit things (this is really my no1 gripe!!) old style surfacing paths that support tool holders

yep ive done it 3x, compared to other belt driven spindles id say this is about easy-medium difficulty the spindle position encoder its very expensive and VERY easy to damage, you will see it around the mid section of the spindle i usually take it off first and disconnect it and put it somewhere safe also when you put it back on indicate the ring to check its .001 or less, i forget the air gap spacing ill check my notes tomorrow the set screws that hold the tsc coolant tube to the spindle cartridge are a pain to get out so be careful not to strip the hex, also replace the orings on the nipple that tube slides on or the tsc will leak, and when u put the tube back in try to evenly tighten the screws and indicate the tube to about .002 or less or it may cause vibration in the upper rpm which will also wear out the bearing in the unclamp clyinder make sure u clean the sheaves and the belt of oil or it may slip at low rpm if u need any help with any specifics ill be glad to answer

i have reg mastercam, i seem to remember having an issue similar, i think i drew a small radius where the 2 angles met (on your tool od), and that fixed the problem

i dont think haas is as bad as everyone thinks they are, we have 2 verts and they run great, and they dont get taken care of and arent used lightly, replacement parts resonably priced and are usually in stock and most of the time you can fix it yourself id go for it, like jp said you have already made up your mind anyway, besides what are the alternatives in that class of machine when considering price vs quality and ease of use?? you can either get a haas or someting from korea or taiwan.

yep i use microsoft remote desktop, as long as the internet connection is really good should have no issues

assuming your gonna take that depth in one shot,, using a 8% cutting width, about 300-400 sfm and .005-.006 ipt, since im not sure what you setup is like or machine these are fairly low values for crs.

imo , youll need a pilot drill to maximize the tool life and to keep the drill on center, dormer makes hss drills with tsc holes , osg also makes a deephole drill without coolant holes called the helios this may be cheaper, but ive never used one so..... titex also makes good deep hole drills (xd-16 series), guhring, series 6509 will also be a good choice

want to make sure i undererstand, you want to call a program thru m98 or m198, and have it restart at a specific seq number?

as far as i know mc wont use it , if it dosent need it maybe try a larger file , then do some geometry edits and tool path changes then it will start to suck up that mem

The high feed button does not take the cutter edge into account when calculating feedrate, im using optirough paths so my tool load is pretty much constant, i need to make the feedrate constant at the cutter edge to maximize the tool life also tried the "adjust feed on arc move" this also seems to be based off the machine dynamics, (unless something is not set correctly) to maximize the effectiveness of these dynamic milling paths the feedrate needs to be controlled at the edge of the tool not the center, and the bigger the tool diameter the larger this problem becomes now that im cutting harder materials this is becoming increasingly important so is there a post mod that could be done?? i wouldnt mind if all my posted milling paths would have the feedrate controlled by the tool radius on arcs

do believe you go to the control panel applet and find reset , then dialog positions,, that happened to me a while ago so im not 100% on this

anyone know how to get mastercam to output the cutting feed on arcs relevant to the cutter edge instead of the centerline of the tool?

try this,, im assuming that the i/o channel is set to 4,, you can either goto the offset setting button, work soft key, then read/punch or the system button and find the all i/o soft key, work soft key then read/punch but cnc apps is right you may no have those options available to you , which is problably true if your machine(s) dont even have the 48 work offsets, its most likely a "bare bones" control but honestly ive never ran into that problem, but im sure fanuc would be happy to charge you a pant load to do a 9000 para change im about to get choked on a coordinate rotation and scaling option, who knew two gcodes cost sooo much!!!

the shop shield link is the xxxxe!

negatory on my end for that one. which one are you using ? core, area or rest? the opti core paths have been working pretty good for me, also been using bullnose e/m's for all my paths, i typically have solid for my part and wireframe to define my outer boundary which is typically a block, so nothing super difficult check your settings for part clearance maybe something needs changed there

oh boy !! ive done that before!!! only doc brown and marty mcfly can help you now... try using the backup function it could have saved your butt in this situation