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Oops, I saw the feedrate in the first post as 62.5. My bad, sorry

Looks like the calculated feed rate is incorrect. At 713 R.P.M. the feed should be 44.5625 ipm. I.P.M.= R.P.M/T.P.I or (1/T.P.I)xR.P.M

Hi, we just made the switch to NX6 (from 5). I'm not sure about NX4, but you can switch back to the "Mating Conditions" you see in version 5 by selecting the following from the top menu bar in NX:...

It really depends on your application. If you are going to use the program from start to finish, i.e. design concept to finished part, I believe the Pro/E is your program. PTC’s (the company that...

How did you format the card?

I've been using Pro/E since version 14. It has changed quite a bit in 15 years. Did you know that you can build manufacturing geometry directly into your manufacturing model without the need for a...

Agreed. Any of us who have been around word address programing (g-code) for any length of time should agree with this statement. There was a time before the tool change macros evolved enough to take...

I never thought about changing the "Overtravel" parameter, so I tried it, and the result looks like it only changes the start and end position along the X + Y axis.

Jonas, I typically use your...

Ok. I worked on a Mycenter many moons ago, and it actually had (2) rs232 ports. One for uploading, and the other for downloading. The pulg had to be manually switched depending on what you wanted to...

Two things. Is the machine wired for communication? And is the "lsk" flashing?

A flashing lsk means that the control is waiting for a program to be sent, which would explain why MDI is not...

It also depends on the style of the tool changer. If the machine has an arm that changes tools from a position (netural pocket) where the next tool is waiting to go into the spindle, you need to...

Hi Paul,
Did you ever move forward on this? I'd like to know how it turned out for you.

I would build a wood form place the honeycomb material in it, and then fill it with "Belmont 158". This is a low melt point alloy that once soildified, will provide enough support to cut the...

Hi Sean,
Where is your facility located?

Anyone out there with a 4th axis CNC router, or large 4th axis CNC mill interested in making these foam transitions for me? I would normally make them on my FADAL, but the sizes are a little too big...

Hi f-bu,
I tried that on my 18-i control. While the options were there just like you said, after the format I kept getting a "memory card error" message when I tried to use the card. I had to go...

With that in mind, one could state (quite accurately too) that your best mechanical engineers have also spent some time in the shop. I have been in and around the practical applications of mechanical...

I have the same setup on my FANUC 18-i. On my control I did have to format the card while it was connected to the machine. I am not familiar with the O1MC but assume that the I/O stuff is the same....

With the VH65, you should be able to "plug and play" with fully intergrated movement after you get the axis controller card(s) that will ne necessary. Chances are very good that the unit being 11+...

Couple of things..........

Does the job you want to run require true 4 axis movement (A + X,Y and or Z the the same time) or are you going to be indexing to an "A" axis position and then cutting...

Just to be clear, the requirement would be a single part that is representative of the kind of work that you will be expecting the prospective new hire to produce. That part would need to be...

Thanks.....I see that now. I must be suffering from brain fade.

I'm still not clear on how #516 knows how to advance automaticlly.

You have my curiosity piqued. I think I will try it on my FANUC 18i-MB5, and see what I can do with it.

cogsman/dochood: Do you have to manually change #516 every time a hole is drilled? If not, how does it keep track?

chucker: does your machine have parameter to keep track of how many parts it has...

I like the idea of being asked to produce a part as a step in the interview process. What I like most about this field is that the part is either right (in tolerance) or wrong (in the scrap can). Not...

I like the idea of being asked to produce a part as a step in the interview process. What I like most about this field is that the part is either right (in tolerance) or wrong (in the scrap can). Not...

mekdad, my mistake. I should have directed this to lookingforhelp1. I also should have asked if the output is in inches or metric. Even if it is is in metric, 8 places is still out of the resolution...

Are you breaking taps? One thing I noticed is that your feed rate is rounded off. I would start by setting your post to output 4 decimal places for your tapping feedrate. I am not real familiar with...

Do you really need 8 decimal places? Are you running some sort of ultra high precision machine (like a wire E.D.M)? The reason I ask is this.............the standard tolerances for most C.N.C...

Depends on which mode of movement you are set to (G90 or 91). On some older FADALs if you were in G90 mode (absolute) when the control reads a G28, it will return the Z axis to the initial Z zero....