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    Re: Citizen B12 GOTO Command Not Working

    I realize this post is a tad old but I figured this might help others who have the same issue.

    Some controls don't follow Macro logic the same as others and I would suggest trying the following:
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    Re: OLD BLUEPRINT DIMENSION QUESTION.

    I could be wrong but in my mind I'm thinking the .50 PF designates Press Fit. There is already a taper per foot callout (.75), hence the reason for such a tight tolerance at the small end of the...
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    Re: Choosing between Citizen A20 and Tornos DT26

    I have no experience with Tornos but we have an A32 and I can honestly say Citizen is hands-down one of the best machine tool manufacturers on Earth IMO. Their service is unparalleled and the build...
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    Re: Citizen L32 Turning help

    I know this is an old post, but to potentially help others who search in the future I will give my two cents...The insert you're using has too big of a radius. If you're running parts that require...
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    Have offline and online capability to program...

    Have offline and online capability to program basically anything you need outside of 5 axis.
    Thankfully invested before all this crap hit the fan.
    Secret clearance is at the discretion of...
  6. Re: please, how to check alignment for small tool ...

    What are you talking about? The Genswiss system can center the tool within TENTHS RELIABLY. You say it's not accurate enough, yet go on giving advice of blueing the end of the bar and scribe a line?...
  7. Re: please, how to check alignment for small tool ...

    I'll bet it's pricey, but well worth the money if you constantly deal with small tooling...

    https://www.genswiss.com/perfect-zero.htm

    Youtube video of system here...
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    Re: Citizen L32 - CNC Question

    From Alkart Wizard:

    G821 Main spindle endwork in $1
    Main spindle endwork using tool post adjacent to subspindle

    E.g - L520-VII Endwork

    $1 $2
    ...
  9. Thread: Haas Vs Doosan

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    You should take your own advice. I've done high...

    You should take your own advice. I've done high speed machining on a FANUC lathe myself, never had a problem with memory and nothing a GOTO/WHILE and DO macro command didn't solve which ain't all...
  10. Thread: Haas Vs Doosan

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    Re: Haas Vs Doosan

    So, let me get this straight...you can purchase a $150k plus machine, but you can't afford a memory upgrade? Besides, you're comparing a lathe to a mill. Look up the specs on a comparable model lathe...
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    Re: pls, how to measure the tools on gang lathe ?

    Look into the Sandvik QS system. You can easily get repeatability of +/-.001 or better.

    I MUST warn, if you really need that kind of repeatability, you must have the right insert as there are...
  12. Thread: Keyway slotting

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    Re: Keyway slotting

    Not entirely understanding your question. If you want to back off the bottom in Z just command it to do so in the sub program?

    I.E.-

    O1001(SUB)
    G00 G98 U0.25 (RAPID UP 0.25MM IN X)
    G01 Z-25....
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    Re: Swiss / Sliding Head Turning Plastics

    I'd suggest contacting your tooling rep and maybe even Citizen themselves. I've never run plastics in a Swiss before, but I have on conventional lathes and there we had coolant clogging issues and...
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    Re: C axis "H" rotation incorrect

    The Macro Variables are properly calculated via the Control screen. Unless I'm losing it (which is entirely possible), I triple checked it and it reads 22.5.

    This machine didn't even have the...
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    It's not exact, as I'm not at work, but code...

    It's not exact, as I'm not at work, but code looks something like this:

    G103 P1
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    #511=16 (number of splines)
    #512=0
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    C axis "H" rotation incorrect

    Hello all,

    I'm looping a program with Macro to machine a bunch of OD splines on a HAAS SL-40 using the C-Axis using "While/DO/END". I'm using "H" incremental rotations.

    Problem: Macro...
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    Re: What CAM program is best for cnc swiss machines?

    What machine are you trying to program for?
  18. Thread: G16?

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    G16?

    Working on a problem child "legacy" part. Issue: Need to add deburring alongside milled edges.
    It is two 1/2" wide flats milled into the part od 180 degrees apart from each other (like flats for a...
  19. The way I do this is go in man set, longitude,...

    The way I do this is go in man set, longitude, minus a large value (If I know the previous tool was sticking out far) hit input and then hold cycle start until the sub stops moving,then I just move...
  20. Re: Drill .059" hole 1.200" deep on Stainless Steel 316L

    You should really look further into the tool makers recommendations. I don't run any Mitsubishi drills, I mostly run Guhring and they recommend pilot drilling a hair over the deep hole drill size....
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    G96-Constant Surface Speed There shouldn't be...

    G96-Constant Surface Speed

    There shouldn't be any "mixed review" machining generally uses G96, or G97 which you would use for a tool (usually a drill, threader or a tap) in which case you're...
  22. Thread: Prototype on A32

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    Prototype on A32

    Hi folks :wave:, it's been a few years since I've posted. The issue I have is a have a prototype part I'm taking on that has me scratching my head.
    The basic part features, without getting into too...
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    Re: 3D Toolpath Problem

    Bit of a "noob" to be honest and my shop is far too cheap to buy anything that involves solids, but just looking at it, it appears you may have been in the wrong plane and mistakenly selected the...
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    I'm still waiting for global warming. I live in...

    I'm still waiting for global warming. I live in Central New York. When I moved here almost 10 years ago almost to this day all it did here was rain rain rain...humid...rain...hot and humid...rain,...
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    Have you checked your Tool Data/Data2 page? That...

    Have you checked your Tool Data/Data2 page? That has gotten me more than a few times. I don't know if you're using software or not, but providing the part is simple enough I suggest writting the...
  26. Thread: scrap carbide

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    http://www.cnczone.com/forums/cnczone_club_house/4...

    http://www.cnczone.com/forums/cnczone_club_house/43574-where_sell_scrap_carbide.html
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    Would changing the "approach" work that way with...

    Would changing the "approach" work that way with an axial thread?
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    I was basically trying to program the machine to...

    I was basically trying to program the machine to slow down the actual rapid/traverse in one tool cycle (threading only). The program I'm using is in fact a basic G76 (only in this case turning an...
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    Thank you all for the replies, I will look in the...

    Thank you all for the replies, I will look in the programming manual and see if there is a way to call up Setting 10 and release it after a tool cycle. Every model machine has its own little quirks...
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    Programmable rapid override?

    Title pretty much says it.
    Is there a programmable rapid override on Haas'?
    I would like to implement this on certain cycles on our machines and would like to know if there is a command to lock...
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