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    Lol no idea what music was playing that day in...

    Lol no idea what music was playing that day in shop.
    Parts range in size from .75 to 2.5" Diameter. 2.5" to 37" long. Coolant does get sucked out but we made a separation tank that returns to tank.
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    It is a vacumn unloader made by LNS. Blaze Air...

    It is a vacumn unloader made by LNS.
    Blaze Air is model name.

    Ps I know because it's my video...lol
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    Re: Macro program to calculate circle centre

    Yes that is my issue. I don't believe I can probe with 2 different axis moving but I will look into it. This machine is an
    Okuma Mcr - A5C II double column. Bed size is 78" X 236".
    Thanks for...
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    Re: Macro program to calculate circle centre

    Yes that is my issue. I don't believe I can probe with 2 different axis moving but I will look into it. This machine is an
    Okuma Mcr - A5C II double column. Bed size is 78" X 236".
    Thanks for...
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    Re: Macro program to calculate circle centre

    I'm using this for outside diameter touches on a 6" round boss. The issue is I am only able to contact less than 90 degrees of the O.D. If I am probing vertically down and I am at let's say the 2...
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    Re: Macro program to calculate circle centre

    First I want to say this was an awesome program that I have tested on my new Okuma p300 with some translation needed and it works.
    I have a renishaw rmp60 part probe.
    My question is if you do not...
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    defintely the balls screw is damaged but I would...

    defintely the balls screw is damaged but I would look for damage to the
    ways also.
  8. yes you can do it. We have a 250 MS with 18-i...

    yes you can do it.
    We have a 250 MS with 18-i and a 300MS with a 21-i.

    start both spindles up,
    Give it a M160. Spindle sync
    M162 (Spindle phase sync)
    M119 sub unclamp
    G0 B-23.5???
    M118 Sub...
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    I dont think either one of those if statements...

    I dont think either one of those if statements will work. There must be a
    "Then" after the argument is decided.

    IF[#5023LT0]THEN#[12000+#20]EQ[5023-#2]
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    If collet chucks are an option, they are the...

    If collet chucks are an option, they are the best answer. it is not only smaller in diameter but longer so the sub does not have to come so far forward.

    Turning the part off blade around to the...
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    If you have a sub spindle why would you not pull...

    If you have a sub spindle why would you not pull it out with it??? I pull everything with the subspindle for exact positioning.

    and no bar feeder required.
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    we have a viper lathe that you have to turn on a...

    we have a viper lathe that you have to turn on a switch to get the geomtry to enter automatically. push the offset button, right arrow key, look for "opt" soft key option.
    Ours has a "tool set"...
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    turret servo adjustment.....

    I found something usefull the other day and thought I would pass it along. We have a Kia SKT 250MS with a 18-i. We had to arrange our tooling on the turret in such a way that it is severly...
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    #4120 is the current T code or tool number code...

    #4120 is the current T code or tool number code
    #4111 is the current H code or tool length offset
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    Never have ran Nakamura but they are the cats...

    Never have ran Nakamura but they are the cats meow. Supper dupper rigid...HAHA I personally like them better than mori or doosan or my KIA.
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    I dont have a daewoo but we do have a 12' LNS...

    I dont have a daewoo but we do have a 12' LNS sprint barfeeding into a Kia SKT250MS with collet chucks on Main and Sub with a LNS Blaze air vacum unloader on the sub spindle side. The Blaze air is...
  17. Thread: lathes

    by theemudracer
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    I think you slipped the coupling between the...

    I think you slipped the coupling between the motor and the ball screw. I believe #500 is the software limit or the stored stroke limit.

    Stored stroke I believe is parameter #1321 or close by....
  18. 13 years experience and still wanting to learn...

    13 years experience and still wanting to learn more.

    [email protected]
  19. Thread: lathes

    by theemudracer
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    I run a SKT 250MS and have had very few problems...

    I run a SKT 250MS and have had very few problems but it does have its querks.
    Mine has an 18-i controller. Mine has a "Main Rigid tap on and off" code, Then I have another rigid tap code that...
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    No probem. Glad I could finally help someone. We...

    No probem. Glad I could finally help someone. We are all still learning.
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    my turret rotates slightly before locking into...

    my turret rotates slightly before locking into postion also. It is caused by the turret not being balanced. (Too many heavy tools close together). Mine never hangs up in auto mode but it will become...
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    turn cutter comp on and feed to the start point....

    turn cutter comp on and feed to the start point.

    G0X---Z--- (RAPID TO .100 OF STARTING POSITION)
    G42GO1X---Z----(START POSITION FOR RADIUS)
    G01X---Z---R--- (CUTTER COMP ON)
    G01X---Z--- (MUST...
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    turn cutter comp on and feed to the start point...

    turn cutter comp on and feed to the start point and then make your radius.

    G0X---Z--- (RAPID TO .100 OF STARTING POSITION OF RADIUS)
    G42GO1X---Z----(START POSITION FOR RADIUS)
    G02X---Z---R---...
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    I also have a macro for cutting a snap ring...

    I also have a macro for cutting a snap ring groove or any type of groove for that matter. It will even chamfer the corners of the groove if you want.

    If you want it just email me.
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    Yea the X tool length checker is only good if you...

    Yea the X tool length checker is only good if you touch some tools off and do not make a complete revolution of the turret and then start the prg. But it will work.

    Local variables are passed...
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    Im not sure what you mean by simultaneous...

    Im not sure what you mean by simultaneous machining. Although the sub is indexable in .001 of a degree I am told it is not a full c-axis untill I tell the control to switch the contouring control to...
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    This is one that I wrote to run at the first of...

    This is one that I wrote to run at the first of every prg. It is called by a G code, G11 to be exact since every prg. has work offsets it runs this within the first couple of lines of the program.
    ...
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    The material is nothing special, around 60,000...

    The material is nothing special, around 60,000 yield. Yes I turned it to just skim the one side. I was going after a good surface finish, that was the reason for .025 DOC in Z axis. I was using .625...
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    G12.1 Polar cordinate interpolation

    I run a lathe with live tools with an 18-i controller
    I have this new part to make and the enginners said it was up to me to decide if we could make this part on my machine or out source it.
    It is...
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    Go back and read all of "AL The Man's" post. He...

    Go back and read all of "AL The Man's" post. He told you how to trace the problem down. Good luck
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