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Yes, the M21-M24 programs simply flip the #1106 or 1107 and they do actually turn on/off the probe and tool setter. I just wasn't aware what that actually was doing since I couldn't readily find...

I had a Renishaw probe installed on a Kitamura VMC w/ Fanuc 16i-MB control a few years back. Recently we purchased the Renishaw Productivity + add-on for our machine and I'm trying to get that up...

Polygon, I'm not sure we'd have the clearances and movement to do that. Plus, the tool itself is stationary, so I wouldn't be able to pull the tool off of the fixture afterwards.

Scott, I'll...

I agree with the above---I think you'll get more responses if you post even a crude drawing of what you're trying to do.

There's a lot of things you can co with the G12.1 option--even from the...

Hi all,

We currently have a part we run that has a broached hex put into it. Currently we run 3 varied sizes of this part. ON the smallest part we punch broach from the 20 tools into material...

Where's a good place to order custom form tooling for Swiss machining?

Looking to turn a ball end on the back of a part and would like to rough it in/part off and then finish full profile with a...

I've been trying to find a simple example of chamfering completely around a cross hole. One of my machines has the G12.1 functions, 2 others do not (Citizen L20's).

Can someone show me a simple...

Thanks, I'll try it out when I get a chance.

I've used G12.1 for milling on the 30 tools, would it function the same from above the part?

How do I turn it on to turn Z/Y into X/Y, with Z (not X) being my depth?

Is there any coding that will allow me to mill from the top of the part with normal G2/G3 non-diameter coding?

We use Mastercam for our mill operations out here and do all our Swiss programming...

Hi all,

We use Mastercam Mill (x4) up here for all our mills, but I have a few Citizen L20's that we use mainly for screws, etc. All of our lathe programming is done manually.

I have an...

OK-Vises have CAD dwg's available on their website for each size.

I liked the OK-Vises better, but I went with Kurt Mini-Locks even though the design isn't as good or self contained because I...

I've had good luck on similar hole sizes and material. Using Carbide drills, I normally just peck drilled at 5000RPM, .0003/rev .020 peck depth. Using HSS, I ran similar, but I had an issue with...

Best thing to do would be just write a macro for that program and leave the parameters alone since everything else you run is the same.

Does your control support Macros?

Any reason you're not wanting to use G12.1? Just curious.

I've run into the same problem. I had the operator set the GB with no drag and programmed the cutoff to cutoff .003 over, and then move in and create a finish cutoff pass to size.

I did have to...

Thanks UK.

Just to clarify 2 points.

1. I can specify Y instead of C, correct?
2. If I understood you correctly, the R-value can still be used as an offset to adjust for tool wear as the...

So, if I were to want to mill a square with zero chamfer, would the R-value offset still work?

Ex:

[G12.1 setup]

G0X-.3Y-.3
G1X-.2Y-.2
Y.2
X-.2

When programming in G12.1 from the 30-Tools are both the X and Y dimensions still in diameter?

Thanks in advance.

Zero lead out. It's a Zero Chamfer, zero taper straight 1/4-28 hole .350 deep. It mills into a hole that has an ellipse milled through it (like a cross hole, only it's an ellipse). Our taps would...

Yes, I failed to mention, it is an ID thread.

So can a G76, G32, or G92 be used setting up at X0, but INSIDE the part and set to come out of the part? As long as I set it up at X0, will I run...

Hello all,
I've been browsing this forum for a year or so now and finally decided to join up. I look forward to picking your brains and maybe helping out some myself.


I currently am having an...