[mmussack]

Greetings all-

Ok.... so I'm trying to get MasterCAM X2 to post the right commands to do a simple RH tap.

To make a long story short, my boss gave the contact info for Thermwood (who writes our post procesors for MCX2) and they sent me a post that outputs a G84 command, which our machine does not recognize.

Does anyone know how to load such a canned cycle onto a router or to get MasterCAM to post an M04 command at the bottom of a Z plunge?

[cadcam]

I will have check my thermwood post later when I get home. I do not remeber what they ask for.
Do you have sample code?

[mmussack]

This is a portion of the code that is supposed to do the tapping. When my machine gets to the G84 line, it locks up and says "Unknown Command".

% 1/4-20 UNC TAP
( Tool Diameter = D = .2500 )
( Tool Change Call )
S1000
T7 M3
G0 X-.25 Y-.25
G0 Z.375
M31
G0 Z.375
Z.25
G00 X-.25 Y-.25
G84 X-.25 Y-.25 Z-.38 R.25 F50.0
G80
Z.375
( Sequence To Send The Machine Home )
G990 ( Resets To Machine Coordinates )
G90 G0 Z0
M5 (Turn Spindle Off)
X0 Y0
M02

[cadcam]

So you do not know the proper output for your machine? you are showing me that this does not work but what is the proper code for the machine.

[JROM]

take the X and Y comands out of the G84 line and try it again.

[JROM]

Also you have no safety line and no fixture offset call..........back to school with you

[JROM]

Maybe if I go back to school they will teach me to spell!

[cadcam]

Maybe if I go back to school they will teach me to spell!

Ok if you go I will go with you, I need more then any one. We can meet in the middle Burbank or Glendale?

[JROM]

I'm in Costa Mesa and I work in Anaheim Hills.
Come on down I'll buy you lunch!

[billystein]

check your machine manual and see if you are exceeding the maximum rpm for tapping.
on one of my macines the tapping is not to go over 400 rpm.

just a thought
billy

[Mike Mattera]

Get your software serial number from the control and call Thermwood. They can tell you if your version actually has a tapping function. The format looks good, but if the control says it not a valid command, it probably does not do tapping.

I'll take a look at my Thermwood tapping notes and see what I have also.

Mike Mattera

[mmussack]

Well, since Thermwood wrote the post for this, I would have assumed they would know if it did tapping or not. My boss (who suggested I call Thermwood for this post) now says he doesn't think it was set up for drilling cycles.

[Mike Mattera]

So... "Do some tapping on a machine that doesn't have tapping cycles". :stickpoke

Next he'll be asking you to turn lead into gold and then water into wine.

You can probably have the control upgraded for drilling/Tapping cycles.

Mike Mattera

[Tugiyana]

Hi All
I don't have any experience with router machine, but I hope some of Cnc can use of "iso format" of G Code. My Milling Machine is Moriseiki Nv4000 with Fanuc controller, here is the code for tapping cycle. Remember to "enable single block" function to simulated in your machine.

%
O001
G91 G28 X0 Y0 Z0
G90 G54 G17
T7 ( TAP M6X0.75)
M6
G54 G0 X25. Y25. (GO TO 1ST HOLE)
G43 Z50. H7 M5
M8
M29 S400 (M29 = TAPING MODE Spindle speed = 400rpm)
G98 G84 Z-10. R10. F300
X50. (GO TO 2ND HOLE)
G80 (END OF CYCLE)
G0 Z50.
G91 G28 X0 Y0 Z0
M30
.
.
.


Tugiyana

[Steve Arteman]

Hey I have worked for a few people like that. (water into wine, sure I will try my best Its strange how they if they owned their company they are no longer in business!! or if they were a boss they have ben demoted to janitor supervisor.

[HomemadeCody]

I use a Thermwood machine as well and had similar issues with peck drilling.
I solved my problem by going into control definition and selecting Machine Cycles from the list on the right and then mill drill cycle. There will be several option for canned drill cycles. You need to uncheck the tapping option and maybe all other options. Make sure that you save! Hope this helps!