cuttergrinder
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2007
- Location
- Salem,Ohio
I need to machine grooves in a cable drum. Ive always done these on a manual machine but we want to try one on the cnc lathe. The groove does not run clear off so I need to plunge and then retract in X while in the thread cycle. Im thinking of using a G32 thread cycle. Will code such as this work?
G00 Z-3.
X 10.1
G32 X 9.9
Z -13.
X10.1
G00 Z-3.05
G32 X 9.85
Z -13.05
X10.1
G00 Z-3.1
And keep repeating at smaller X values and moving over in Z slightly. If this code will work, I can generate code on a spread sheet that will profile the groove with a small round grooving tool.
G00 Z-3.
X 10.1
G32 X 9.9
Z -13.
X10.1
G00 Z-3.05
G32 X 9.85
Z -13.05
X10.1
G00 Z-3.1
And keep repeating at smaller X values and moving over in Z slightly. If this code will work, I can generate code on a spread sheet that will profile the groove with a small round grooving tool.