Hello all!
I’m not entirely certain if what I’d like to do is even possible but here goes...
I’m trying to come up with a way to limit as much intereraction as possible with our current process. We machine graphite at the shop I work in and we have a customer that requests small cubes with only one side of one dimension machined. What I’d like to do is be able to take a random plate of graphite, throw it in a vise, have the machine ask the operator to input the finish thickness, and machine it down to .01 over, and then we can sawcut the other dimensions.
I can do all of the programming except for getting it to allow the operator to input a finish thickness. I was hoping an M109 would allow this but it seems to only allow a single key press. I’d like to avoid having operators edit variables in the program header if possible. There are other ways I can come up with to run this process but in my mind this would be the easiest for the operators, and if my guys are happy then I’m happy.
I appreciate any and all help!