Ok. I can set it like you have listed. Thanks for your help. Have a great weekend.

I'll have to get the program from work, I work swing and I'm home right now. This job doesn't have internet on the computer that I use or I would have been done and solved weeks ago. It won't be much of a post. Each time I index it changes the work offset. I'll try and change the default setting and see if that will fix it. But it looks like I have to set it at every plane change.

I have MC X6. I did what you said and it made the indexes G54 But then made the Front G55. I use to program all the time with the rotary table (MC X5) but it was not a work offset machine so no problem. Where in the post do I turn it off at? I was thinking of just changing the G54, G55, ect to all G54's. Not the best way but it's a fool proof way. The MC X6 post is a little bit different then MC X5 and I can't find the switch.

Colin , How do I turn off the work offset changing part? I want to keep the same work offset, I don't need it changing every index. Thanks.....Tim

Oh my gosh. K2csq7. It sure does work and I didn't even use the finish groove. I just went over to the finish groove tab and then back. Wow, thanks. When I go back to CT to see my brother and sister-in-law. I'll buy you a drink. Thanks a lot.

Ok, Thanks. I usually don't use that option. But on the VTL's they would rather feed faster then rapid, with the little lathes it's not a problem.

Hello Everybody, I'm grooving a part and want to turn the rapid moves into feed rate moves. I have checked the feed rate box in the rough groove tab at the top right on MCX5. I want to change the feed rate from the default .010 to .025. But no matter what I do. I can't get it to go higher then the .010 feed rate. Does anybody know? Thanks

I use spade drills all the time. But I won't use the 17/32 on steel. It's too thin and can't take the pressure. Use solid carbide, no peck or a good cobalt one 40-50 SFPM.

Thanks for the help. I'll get to test it tomorrow.

Does anybody know what the dwell address is for a GE 1050 control. I know it's G04 but I don't know the letter address. It's not P cause there is no letter P on the control. Either that or it came off.

At 3 in deep and at 60 Rc. I would have it EDM. It's way to deep to do anything else.

Ken, I did get it to thread. On this Okuma the feed it called out just like any other feedrate. Some do go by TPI. Thanks for your help.

Yes Jerry, I had to do that one other time too. If we get the job we'll have to alter the tool holder.

From what I got. The length of the cut is 50.737 for 1 revolution. So the z-distance will come out to 13.1316 and that will be my feed. At that rate I can only go 15 RPM max to keep my feed rate under the 200IPM max feed rate for the machine.

I need to groove this part. It's 16 equal grooves along the OD like 16 thread starts. It will run at 15 deg. and the OD is 16.150. How do I calculate the feed? I'll be using a threading cycle and telling it that it has 16 starts.