are you cutting 0-360? if so make it 0-(-360)

guess you never looked back for the answer 

try a search

10 minutes ago, Rob B said:

That's what I was thinking. But haven't done the rotary broach before. I don't know what is offered.

we use  https://www.polygonsolutions.com/?_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhojzBRC3ARIsAGtNtHVLnJ5LLd7gS9T32-EjwMnrsLwCTsuBUIniLwk6e7jawdyTUpXxdJAaAtFeEALw_wcB

they do have specialty ones 

32 minutes ago, Rob B said:

Did you look at the drawing for spline type? I have been wanting to have this capability but wasn't sure if broaching on a CNC lathe or mill was hard on the spindle bearings.

I will look these guys up over the weekend. Thanks

we do rotary broaching hexes and squares on our  Mazak integrex , works very well

not sure if you can find a spline broach

i use mirror all the time, usually just have to right click on geometry and reverse path, then check your start position and comp direction, it will comp change when you reverse if you only have one contour. ( or you can just rechain )

we put USB extender with 4 ports, that way we don't wear out the machine port,

maybe less static away from control and 4 port is plastic case

1 hour ago, Newbeeee™ said:

How rude - That's a bit offensive calling Pinky that...

he said bummer not BOOMER

12 hours ago, Grimes said:

the company has to pay for it, damn i doubt they would do it, they should give you one custom post with each license at least.

you should put it in the budget when you buy the machine,

the cost of a post is nothing in the long run,

log how much time you waste editing programs and multiply that by your shop rate and see how fast it pays for itself

1 hour ago, cncappsjames said:

Exactly like Yogi-isms but different.

we had an old guy that we called them Jimmy-isms

he parked in the "computer" parking lot

usually means you changed some of the geometry that is used to create the solid

it saves when you close, so close before you copy the backup over

just had this happen again

13 hours ago, Leigh @ Kodiak said:

I have had this happen as well. Configs are saved locally, no multiple instances running to explain things. Just cam in one morning and my toolbar and right click customisations were gone. Luckily I had already backed them up.

had the same thing happen twice

3 minutes ago, JParis said:

Nevermind that, though it counts...he also most likely knew WHY certain reliefs and angles we necessary and how things could help or hurt based on the use of the tool.

 

that he did.

we had two lista cabinets filled with custom thread form tools for bottle molds along with all kinds of form tools and  broaches

19 minutes ago, Machineguy said:

I miss the MONOSET days.

we had an old guy that could grind anything , he was a mathematical genius

3 minutes ago, PinkBunchan said:

Is there a way to get rid of the defining wireframe entities for a solid after creating the solid? They make a lot of clutter, so I want to get rid of them. Any tips?

just move the solid to another level and shut the other one off

11 minutes ago, gcode said:

MC202 Update 1 has been released

The maintenance date to use this is 5/31/19 which I believe is the same date as the original release

The email I got says it is available via the auto update utility or via download from Mastercam.com

showed up in auto updates this morning

from Haas website

• G84 Tapping Canned Cycle (Group 09)

  https://www.haascnc.com/service/codes-settings.type=gcode.machine=lathe.value=G84.html

  For Axial Live-Tool tapping, use a G95 or G186 command. For Radial Live-Tool tapping, use a G195 or G196 command. For Reverse Tapping (left-hand thread) on the Main or Secondary Spindle, refer to G184 Reverse Tapping Canned Cycle For Left Hand Threads (Gr.... More programming examples, in both Inch and Metric, are shown below:

• G01 Linear Interpolation Motion (Group 01)

  https://www.haascnc.com/service/codes-settings.type=gcode.machine=mill.value=G01.html

  This F value can be in units (inch or metric) per minute ( G94) or per spindle revolution ( G95), or time to complete the motion ( G93). The feedrate value ( F) can be on the current program line, or a previous line. The control will always use the most recent F value until another F value is commanded. If in G93, an F value is used on each line.

37 minutes ago, JB7280 said:

In order for MC to output 3, or 4 decimals in the future, that would be a post change?

i always try to keep the feed rate to as close to a whole #, your control might round to 2 places also

we use oil with 10-32 form tap in SS, Emuge recommended 100-150 holes we're getting 250

contact Emuge, they are great to work with

doesn't rigid tapping lock out speed/feed adjust

not sure just did a quick look, you could probably scale it to fit your needs

edit:

i just downloaded it is 6"

try grab cad

https://grabcad.com/library?page=4&time=all_time&sort=recent&query=Tailstock