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  1. #1
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    Milling an oddball thread

    I have a Tormach PCNC 1100 with 4th axis . I am not sure what numbers to put in the A ______ and in The F______ . The X is the distance traveled in X.
    If someone can give me an explanation as to what actually is needed and how to get there I would grateful .

    Thanks ,
    ErnieD

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    Re: Milling an oddball thread

    if you're rotating the part by 90 degrees and want the machine to move at 10 degrees per second, you’d enter A90 and F600 (since 10 degrees per second translates to 600 degrees per minute).

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