Hello,
We have a fairly new Haas TL1 with the Next Gen Controller (<2 years old), and have spent what seems like half our lives trying to get standard threads to work. 1/2-13, etc.
I'm writing to find out if anyone else has this same model to see if they are seeing the same issues.
We have worked for hours with Haas Service people. And we are still scratching our heads.
We create a very basic threading cycle to thread 1/2-13 on a 1/2" stock material. Expected minor thread dia is 0.416". However, the machine does not go deep enough. The result is flat outer threads, with minor thread dia around 0.451".
We have to "trick" the machine into thinking it needs to go to a minor dia of 0.381" in order to get a true 0.416" minor dia. We need to do this with both the VPS (visual programming) or a G76 threading cycle program.
All offsets, nose radius settings, etc have been removed and are at factory defaults. In fact, we learned that the TL1 ignores the nose radius setting on a thread cycle anyway... The software on this machine is 100% up to date.
After speaking with Haas (direct) apps, we were told that this was on purpose, so that the user doesn't accidentally cut too deep!
I could see a reason for this, but to have to "trick" the system on the depth by typing in an even smaller depth seems completely OUTRAGEOUS!
I'd be really interested to hear from someone else that has this same machine, if they are seeing the same results.
I may NEVER buy a Haas again, mostly due to the time and money we have spent trying to figure this out!
We have a fairly new Haas TL1 with the Next Gen Controller (<2 years old), and have spent what seems like half our lives trying to get standard threads to work. 1/2-13, etc.
I'm writing to find out if anyone else has this same model to see if they are seeing the same issues.
We have worked for hours with Haas Service people. And we are still scratching our heads.
We create a very basic threading cycle to thread 1/2-13 on a 1/2" stock material. Expected minor thread dia is 0.416". However, the machine does not go deep enough. The result is flat outer threads, with minor thread dia around 0.451".
We have to "trick" the machine into thinking it needs to go to a minor dia of 0.381" in order to get a true 0.416" minor dia. We need to do this with both the VPS (visual programming) or a G76 threading cycle program.
All offsets, nose radius settings, etc have been removed and are at factory defaults. In fact, we learned that the TL1 ignores the nose radius setting on a thread cycle anyway... The software on this machine is 100% up to date.
After speaking with Haas (direct) apps, we were told that this was on purpose, so that the user doesn't accidentally cut too deep!
I could see a reason for this, but to have to "trick" the system on the depth by typing in an even smaller depth seems completely OUTRAGEOUS!
I'd be really interested to hear from someone else that has this same machine, if they are seeing the same results.
I may NEVER buy a Haas again, mostly due to the time and money we have spent trying to figure this out!