Originally Posted by
angelw
Normally, if the control does not have rigid tapping on the main spindle, then M19 is not possible. What do you mean "then times out"? With rigid tapping, M19 will orientate the spindle and hold it there until the spindle is started in program or MDI by M03/M04, or manually.
The P/S 10 alarm mentioned in your earlier Post mean improper "G" code, meaning that the control does not have that tapping cycle. parameter to call. On the machine I installed recently, Rigid Tapping was invoked in the same way it is on a machining centre. With a machining centre, there is a parameter to invoke Rigid Tapping with G84 or M29. When invoked with M29, the tapping cycle is still called with G84.
Regards,
Bill