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    Round bottom holes

    Hello,

    I would need a tooling to make round bottom holes. Diameters varies from 24mm to 45mm. Depths from 250mm to 350mm. Is going straight to round bottom drill bit a no go? I was thinking...
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    REPEAT LABEL within REPEAT LABEL

    Hello all,

    is it possible to run labels within labels and repeat them within the first label?
    Also is it possible to to have a REPEAT LABEL and then call a REPEAT LABEL to label that is outside...
  3. Re: Why does this program make the machine crash? - with video

    I would disagree with you on this point. I have used this function on a few machines and it has been working fine.

    On Sinumeric 840D manual says that plane cannot be changed when G41/G42 is...
  4. Re: Why does this program make the machine crash? - with video

    Now that you mention it, I remember one time I used G18 to mill a profile with a ballnose cutter, and yes, when I applied G41 it used radius in Z direction. Didn't remember this as it was 20 years...
  5. Re: Why does this program make the machine crash? - with video

    Hi, giving my opinion as well.
    I haven't used much G18 or G19 in my over 20 years of programming. But this is how I would have programmed this:

    G90 G17 G49
    G53 Z0.
    G54
    G0 X20. Y0.
    G43 Z10. H1...
  6. Re: Any way to use Siemens type "label" function in Fanuc

    Thanks, Will give that a go.
    I have have used something like that in the past, but the problem was this method being really slow when call was made, as it always read the file forward and it took...
  7. Any way to use Siemens type "label" function in Fanuc

    Hello,

    I have used lots of Fanuc and Siemens.
    With Sinumeric I have used a style of programming as follows:

    R1=3 ;MILLING PLANE

    LABEL1:
    G0 X## Y##
    G0 Z=0+R1
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    Re: Avoid EdgeCAM at all costs!

    I have used Surfcam for 20 years and for the last year been getting used to Edgecam. Yes Vero indeed bough surfcam and after that they introduced Surfcam Evo which is basically Edgecam with Surfcam...
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    Re: Why i love Surfcam

    I have used surfcam for 20 years, pretty much every single version from Surfcam 7.0 back in 1999. It has had some pretty bad bug bombs in there too. But overall it is a great program. It is easy to...
  10. Bridgeport VMC800 XP heidenhain TNC426/430 coolant M codes

    Hi,

    We bought this second hand and didn't recieve programming manual for the machine, just general heidenhain programming manuals.
    I'm suspecting it does have a through spindle coolant, but don't...
  11. Tool length offset reduction macro (Sinumeric 840D)

    Hi,

    We are using abrasive nylon brush to clean parts on the machine after machining.
    We would require a macro of some sort to “shorten” the tool offset by 0.02mm every time program is run.
    We...
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    Books on CMM measuring

    Hi,

    We just got ourselves a Mitutoyo 3D CMM machine (Chrysta Apex) and I was chocen to operate it. I know the basics of CMM measuring and operating, but now I'm looking for some literature on the...
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    Cutting speeds for carbide reamer

    Hello,

    Tiny problem here. Our boss likes to order tools and not finding out what sort of speeds and feeds should be used with them, so have to find out myself.
    We have 12mm Magaforce carbide...
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    iZ-2 Control Host Program problem

    Hello!

    We bought a used Matsuura MAM-600HG with Yasnac i80M controller. We have it connected to computer with coaxial network cable and we are supposed to use iZ-2 as a file server for the...
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    Hi! I would need a parameter to turn on...

    Hi!

    I would need a parameter to turn on helical interpolation on Matsuura MAM-600HG machine with Yasnac i80M controller which I think is based on Fanuc controller, just not sure which one. Any...
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