well its possible with not having a ground rod installed (which is typical for most job shops),, youve had a electrical spike/strike/whatever and its already done some sort of damage to a circuit board and is now showing up which really sucks bc intermittent electrical issues are near impossible to locate and a service tech is just gonna start replacing expensive boards until it stops doing what its doing

definetly sounds shady modern cnc machines just dont take off, and if there was a machine issue im 99% sure there would be some sort of alarm generated, besides okumas osp cncs are rock solid , only 2 things should be wrong , either you have a program issue or a operator issue, maybe he was foolin around with pulse handle interrupt button, i suggest start using the program edit lock out key and im pretty sure the osp control has a panel button tracing function, so if the operator is telling the truth you should be able to confirm that and make sure you find out what it was too bc you'll regret it later if the operator thinks he can get away with that stuff..

the 006 model is made of aluminum, i would not trust its longevity, if there is a steel model available i would get that one or just make one yourself, but ive built similar fixtures utilizing a dovetail and there is never really a issue with rigidity, and i have made similar sized parts (assuming you gripping in the 3in width and the 11" dim is hanging out of the vise) i have mounted them in the center of the horizontal table and attacking them from multiple angles with aggressive feeds and depths of cut with minimal chatter as far as the retrofit 5th axis, im not entirely sure of that one, but youd think that having the b axis table only supported at one end and adding the 5th to a machine that was not originally designed for one, it would not be a smart move if rigidity is a concern

ck out this sandvik page http://www.sandvik.coromant.com/en-gb/knowledge/milling/application_overview/turn_milling/pages/default.aspx http://www2.coromant.sandvik.com/coromant/pdf/Supplement_20072/eng/D12.pdf

#3735 is the minimum clamp speed of the motor it should currently be set for a value that is you current minimum commanded rpm check it first before you change anything

which model oi, 16,18,21,or 31

settingstab, select "configuration" , select "toolpaths" in left window list, then uncheck lock feedrates under general settings, select the greenccheck button and 'yes' save to file, thats it

My bad i happened to be walking by a machine when i got ur email notification of a reply, it actually says "seq no search" on the 31i

soon as you hit the "N" key in memory mode the soft keys will change and you should see the "n srch" soft key appear

Like this?

no problem, glad you have it figured out

if you want to save that file to the ftp and ill toolpath it for you so you have a example to go off, it probly would only take like 15-20min for me to do

its only supposed to be used when contouring, im 99% sure its not going to do anything for a canned cycle, but even if it did i would put a g05.1q0 in there before the g28 line

shouldnt aicc be off when drilling?

more specifically a seco tool body r217.21-01.00-0-R125.2HA and insert 218.19-125T-T3-M07 t350m, could use ms2500 grade is machine is rigid, and i usually use air not coolant i just did a job, 4340steel 30-32rc worked great, it will run [email protected] to [email protected] (its a little scary at the lower sfm but it really holds up well if u have a rigid machine) .03 doc for both with a 78% stepover on optirough/rest path if you do use the dynamic style and a vari to rough , make sure the tool runout is in the tenths, and you have a pretty good supply of air to get the chips out because theres going to be a crap load of them when you start roughing that pocket, ive found that this method usually breaks flutes because of chips jamming up when you start a deep pocket, only solution that works reliably are the endmills from swiftcarb that have a hole thru the center so u can blast air or coolant from the tip of the tool

i would use a seco high feed mill and a optirest path to rough the slot and use a 5flt vari mill for the strait walls and a vari ball mill to surface the large arc

please post a link, i couldn't find it, i did find a ocz 120gb ssd for a laptop for 90$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227812&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-20-227-812-_-Product

if you are using solid surface selection, it does not change colors, with the solid both colors drive and check are coming from the select color in config, and also when you pick show drive or show check, or editing or re-selecting (as you said) it will show both and the same color if you use surfaces it works as it should

top of screen , settings drop down, pick configuration, then tolerances on left pane, also check total tolerance/arc filter in toolpath params window, not sure which path you are using but like jeff said .0001 smaller rad on tool then the arc you want to cut problably isnt gonna work no matter what you set the tolerance to , but ive never tried that so i really have no idea

i know in the opticore, the step up option will make the cutter step up on the z level surface for every step down, for instance the step down is set for 1" and step up is set for .03, cutter steps down 1" cores on that z level, then steps up .03 in z, cores that level, steps up another .03 cores that etc.. disable "the mill vertical walls" so its not stepping up on the vertical walls. i also havent found a option to describe flat areas, that would otherwise be missed when using large stepdowns or step ups

the reason for the timing belt is because theres no encoder on the spindle cartridge, only on the spindle motor, so without cogs there would be no sure way to orient the spindle or synchronize rigid tapping if its on rubber mounts make sure they are not rotten from oil and coolant causing the motor to sit crooked, usually cogs dont go bad, (unless there is debris getting inbetween the belt and cog ) so check them with a mic before you get new ones or you could be wasting your money also a bearing going bad could cause belt tracking issues as well

yep i had this on the job i just programmed. (solid and a square boundary) i didnt even bother to try to mess with it i just used another path type

i know this question is of no help whatsoever to fixing daves problem but why on earth would someone want to use a J designation for a B axis?

g28 will work as well, put the g49 on the next line after the g91g28z0

Heres mine works om the doosan dhp5000's with the fanuc 18i G05.1 Q0 M09 G91 G30 Z0. G49 M01