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I worked with a guy who programmed all his endmills .499 ect. He used computer all the time.
He also had a part with two separate programs with the same setup. 3 tools each. The part had a boss that was roughed and a hole was spotted then removed to run the other pieces. Then the second program would drill and tap the hole and finish the boss.
I think he didn't want to touch off more than 3 tools
We used to have a few older programs with a combination of control and wear. I never ran them but there were a few times the value wasn't imput and parts were scrapped.
You have a lot less tolerance with a form tap on the hole diameter.
you should not be hand tapping with a form tap either ,it is going to be very hard you can peck tap if you want
what kind of material
You can also set it in the control definition to add zero to tool offsets.
If you have an older machine that doesn't differentiate from an h or d the post option will override t1 h1 d31 for example
I believe you can get to it with the exclamation point in the files setting tab.
Someone may have unchecked it then hit the save button to save it to defaults
We have x9 so I don't know if my experience will be he same for you
I tried 3 at once and they all loaded, but it seemed a little longer than starting only one.
I did 4 as fast as I could individually and they worked fine. Our computers all use the same username.
We have 5 stations with a net hasp and haven't noticed this. I can try tomorrow to launch a few at once.
But 25 license checks at once may clog it up I suppose. Not sure what actually happens during this. Could be encryption or other fancy IT lingo
It has never broken. I think I changed it once over the entire time we have been using it only because the piece of material is $1000+.
I go at least 4 mm deep but probably more at 500 rpm. I can give the exact number when I'm at work tomorrow.
I would try to find a form tap.
We are tapping a m1 thread in fee machining invar which machines similar to stainless.
It is an emuge form tap and was 70 bucks each but its worth it.
I peck tap at 2mm peck I believe. I can get the EDP number tomorrow if you wish. They should have an inch selection.
I make my machining zone the part rectangle.
Then would add 2 lines in your removal area and chain them as avoidance with the remaining outside of the part and use dynamic high speed. May have to break the outside profile so you can make a full chain
This has worked good for me and having parts of the same chain in machining/avoidance doesn't seem to make an error.
Hopefully I explained correctly
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