Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Largest Manufacturing Technology Community on the Web
Stay Connected:
Recent content by DeadStiff
-
D
VMC 650 (chinese machine NEW) Metrol toolsetter
Did you ever get the results of this?- DeadStiff
- Post #15
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
VMC 650 (chinese machine NEW) Metrol toolsetter
#5023 is stored into the offset you specified when running the macro.- DeadStiff
- Post #14
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
VMC 650 (chinese machine NEW) Metrol toolsetter
#2001 should be H1 Geometry offset. #2201 should be H1 Wear offset. #5023 is the stored Z position when the sensor is tripped during a G31 move.- DeadStiff
- Post #11
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
VMC 650 (chinese machine NEW) Metrol toolsetter
It doesn't look like there is a calibration routine, this program is stand alone. You could alter this line to calibrate it yourself "#513=0(OFFSET)" It looks like this should be called by a command like G65P9020Dxxx.Fxxx.Hxxx.Wxxx. correct? D = DIAMETER OF TOOL F = FEED RATE H = HEIGHT OFFSET...- DeadStiff
- Post #7
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
Help needed ! Fanuc Robodrill alpha T10C - turret not indexing correctly
Good to hear. I haven't seen any limit switches on my machine so I'm no help there.- DeadStiff
- Post #5
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
Help needed ! Fanuc Robodrill alpha T10C - turret not indexing correctly
There is a gear on the back side of the turret that the spindle interfaces with to rotate it. Grab a long flat head screwdriver and turn that gear until you feel it drop into a detent. At that point the turret should be lined up with the spindle, figure out what tool that is and do the turret...- DeadStiff
- Post #2
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
CMM programming strategy
Depends on what your trying to do. If it is just basic location of the part so it can be located on the CMM fewer is better for the operator. If it is a tight tolerance feature then the more points the better up to a certain point. -
D
South West Industries Prototrak VMC2 RMX Control Strange Tool Motion
I've got a unicorn FANUC 31i that will randomly mill through the side of one part into the next if nano smoothing is turned on in one particular program. Sent the program to FANUC and they couldn't figure it out either..... I only have FANUC and Yasnac controls here so there isn't much more I...- DeadStiff
- Post #4
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
South West Industries Prototrak VMC2 RMX Control Strange Tool Motion
I'm not seeing any issues with the code, but if the machine is choking on long programs I would not break up the circular moves into linear interpolation. Try reposting the code to use just G3/2 moves instead of the linear breakup. If that works then the issue would be with the controls software...- DeadStiff
- Post #2
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
Probing multiple workshifts.
You don't state what control you are working with so I'll give what I know in Fanuc. If you want the same number in all 4 offsets you can use this to set the other 3 once the first is touched off: G65 P2023 A4. X825. Z-43 S1. #5221=#5201(SETS G55X TO G54X) #5241=#5201(SETS G56X TO G54X)...- DeadStiff
- Post #2
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
New to me 1997 Kitamura Mycenter 2x
Positive numbers in the Bias will bring the tool down closer to the part. Never looked to see if there is a parameter to change this behavire. When you activate tool setting it is measuring Z movement from where it was activated, not the machine position. We make sure to always zero return the...- DeadStiff
- Post #63
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
Understanding Lathe/Mill Cutter Comp Startup Moves
#1 Yes, it can do funky things or alarm out if you don't. #2 As long as your in G17(XY plane) it shouldn't matter unless you're using some form of 3D cutter comp. I would just consider it bad form. #3 I'm not a lathe guy so I'll leave that to others.- DeadStiff
- Post #2
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
Main program vs subprogram
You never mentioned the control but on the FANUC 31i there is macro #4000 that keeps track of what the main program is. So you could do something like this: IF[#4000EQ(YOUR MAIN PROGRAM #)]GOTOXXXX M30 NXXXXM99- DeadStiff
- Post #10
- Forum: CNC Machining
-
D
Bootstrapping new Community/Technical College Metrology Lab / old Renishaw Equator 300 + Verisurf... help !
Just to give you some information about the Equator, they are not true CMM's but comparators. You have a reference part that you program on a CMM then export that program into a format the Equator can use. It then calibrates off of that same first part, don't lose that part. That is the basics...