Re: Help Needed!
It's only 12 step overs to move over 1.5 inches. I would edit the G code manually, just copy & paste the first pass then adjust the Z position. But.........
I don't think you are going to turn a piece of copper that skinny and long, 24 diameters, without the suggestions from deadlykitten above.
If I were doing this without a box tool, I would do somewhat as your boss suggests. But rather than hanging the part out 1.5 inches, I would have about 1/4 inch stick out and work on the first 1/8 inch, then using a bar puller, pull it out another 1/8 inch, and so on. Again this is just a quick copy & paste of the G code, and in this case the Z position would not change.
Let us know how this job works out. I can't imagine trying to turn a soft gooey piece of spaghetti like this.
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA