I should have been more clear. I am looking to use a Tension/Compression Tapping Head. The only option I have is "Tap" at the top it says "feed in, reverse spindle, feed out". My machine is capable of using M3 and M4 codes. It is simply a 3HP 3PH motor ran by a VFD.
Here is what is showing on my screen.
here is a sample of the g-code Mastercam has spit out for a test. For this code I also set the Dwell to .1, not sure what it does.
Code:
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O0000
(PROGRAM NAME - T )
(DATE=DD-MM-YY - 23-01-11 TIME=HH:MM - 21:17 )
N100 G20
N102 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90
( 1/4-20 TAPRH TOOL - 199 DIA. OFF. - 199 LEN. - 199 DIA. - .25 )
N104 T199 M6
N106 G0 G90 G54 X.5 Y.5 A0. S300 M3
N108 G43 H199 Z.1
N110 G99 G84 Z-.25 R.1 F15.
N112 G80
N114 M5
N116 G91 G28 Z0.
N118 G28 X0. Y0. A0.
N120 M30
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