htownchuck
Plastic
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2019
So I recently was appointed interim edm operator since the guy who usually programs and runs it quit. I have very little experience with it other than keeping the machine running when the wire breaks or reloading a part.
This particular job I have a sheet of Stellite that we are cutting a bunch of small pieces out of and this morning (being my first day flying solo without the other guy), when I started the program I think I hit 4 conditions and Cycle start instead of 4 conditions and Restart, causing it to lose its place. So the position where it needs to re-thread the wire and continue cutting the next piece is directly over the plate, instead of the previously cut out hole where it can actually thread the wire.
I looked in the Fanuc Manual and found where it shows to do hold point return and also start point return, but both are directly over the plate.
I also tried to manually position the head to the program location and start at the M00 right before the re-thread but it alarms out. I'm assuming because it isnt in the correct hold point position?
Any ideas to help an EDM dumb dumb??
Much appreciated!
This particular job I have a sheet of Stellite that we are cutting a bunch of small pieces out of and this morning (being my first day flying solo without the other guy), when I started the program I think I hit 4 conditions and Cycle start instead of 4 conditions and Restart, causing it to lose its place. So the position where it needs to re-thread the wire and continue cutting the next piece is directly over the plate, instead of the previously cut out hole where it can actually thread the wire.
I looked in the Fanuc Manual and found where it shows to do hold point return and also start point return, but both are directly over the plate.
I also tried to manually position the head to the program location and start at the M00 right before the re-thread but it alarms out. I'm assuming because it isnt in the correct hold point position?
Any ideas to help an EDM dumb dumb??
Much appreciated!