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  1. 11-06-2012, 09:04 PM #1
    dales
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    Exclamation Machine won't cutter compensate :(

    hi all trying to do a job at work but i cant for the life of me get the vmc to compensate for the cutter and i have it in the format g01 g42 x0 y 25.4 d2 f50 but it still wont work the cutter radious in the offsets is 6.63mm and its position before that line (g01 g42 x0 y 25.4 d2 f50) is x-10 y -50. any help would be great as i really need it. also if anyone knows a quick prog to put a 25.4 mm radius on some 2 inch flat bar would be great too cheers jack

    Also the machine is a Bridgeport vmc 610 xp2 with a fanuc 18i mb
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  2. 11-07-2012, 05:01 PM #2
    JimBoyce
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    Post more of the program, get rid of the spaces after the Ys. Multiple G42s do not look right. Did you compensate for the cutter diameter in the program or programmed to the part.
    There is help here, but provide enough information so the problem can be determined.
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