Hello,
I´ve just bought at auction a Bridgeport Interact series 2 mk 2 mill, and have a list of questions I hope somebody here on the forum can help with.
I´ve never actually used a cnc machine tool and I´ve not seen this machine running before so I don´t really know if it is working as it should be, or if it has "issues".
I should say that I can load nc code from a pc via the com port and run simple programs and it all seems to be ok but several thing puzzle me:
The spindle speed can be increased and decreased with the button on the spindle head, but when I run a program the spindle speed does not change according to the speed in nc code, is this normal? The spindle speed overide knob also does not seem to function, can both these functions be activated/deactivated in Machine parameters?
The incremental button does not work, can I activate this button in machine parameters or in the plc program? according to the service manual it is a function that can be activated by the machine tool builder, but can i Make it work myself by changing a parameter?
How should the spindle brake work? at the end of a program (M02) the spindle is switched off and the air brake applied, this brings the spindle to an instant halt which seems to be really mechanically unsympathetic for the machine, i.e. from maybe 2000 rpm to dead stop in less than a second, is this how it should work?
I have rapid feed levers on all axis, should the levers begin to move the axis a soon as they are moved in a certain direction (out of centre position) or do I have to push the centre button at the end of the lever to make the axis move?
I hope i have explained everything ok, can anybody help?