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FANUC, uneven floor after grooving

Rolka

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Mar 22, 2018
Hello everybody,
Grooving issue:

Insert: Kennametal NGD3125RK KC5010
Material: P110
Tolerance:X .005, Z .02 , Ra 63

...
G96 S400 M03;
G0 Z.1;
X4.1;
Z-3.17 M08;
G75 R.02;
G75 X3.73 Z-3.355 P400 Q1000 F.006;
;
S500;
G0 Z-3.39;
G01 X3.893 F.02;
G02 X3.833 Z-3.36 R.03 F.004;
G01 X3.72 F.006;
Z-3.26;
G0 X4.1;
Z-3.135;
G01 X3.893 F.02;
G03 X3.833 Z-3.165 R.03 F.004;
G01 X3.72 F.006;
Z-3.36;
X3.9;
G0 X4.1 M09;
G28 U0. W0.;
...


What I'm getting is not-so-great finish (hand polishing needed) , tiny chatter marks in corners, and LHS
diameter is about .001 less then RHS. No detectable step on the floor, it is more like a taper.
What am I doing wrong?
 
Program looks good. You have .005 total tolerance on diameter? Are you worried about the .001 "taper"? Don't know if I'm understanding it right, so thought I'd ask.

When I get chatter in grooves my first thought is to try and push the feed a little harder. With those .0075 corner rads I might try to leave a little more stock for the finish pass. Say .005 on each wall in Z and another .01 on the total diameter in X. May help to keep the rads engaged coming down into those corners?

I'd lean towards trying one and then the other, then both together if neither work separate. Just my first thoughts.
 
Well, that looks like a lot of feed for a .125 groover (this aint a dogbone) especially for a "D" length insert, but that prolly isn't to blame for taper.... but I would run .001 feed in those corners. That should at least help that ....

I like to run my finish all the way over to the other wall generally. And I would prolly only leave .002 on the floor for my finish pass - where you left .010. (on D) This would likely help your floor finish.

Not sure what P110 is, so if my numbers look moronic, that could be why... (I ass_u_me that it is steel)



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Ox
 
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I agree w ox on only leaving .002 per side for the finish pass and slowing the feed down to .001 for the finish. Might not hurt to slow your spindle down also so the insert has a bit more time to "dwell" in the groove.
 








 
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