I am looking for ways to justify the purchase of OneCNC for our operation (we cuerntly use BobCad) and I just came across a program that I would think that oneCNC could do much better then how I do it now.
We do alot of programing for our 2 Techno routers. They use standard G-Code but are limited to the more standard commands (mostly G00, G01, G02/03, basic G81, ect.). Also the machines only have the spindle and no tool changer, so you are pretty much stuck with 1 tool for everything you want to cut, and the tool has to have a sandard shank size (1/4", 3/8" or 1/2"). So tool selection is very limited as well.
So the program I am working on setting up is this. I have to do a series of coutner bored holes (0.281 dia hole X 1" deep and 0.75 dia c-bore x 0.06" deep). The c-bore hole is repeated 9 times on a 14.75" bolt circle with the first hole starting 20 degrees off the horizontal axis (so my first hole location is X6.930 Y2.522). So since I have to use a 1/4" tool to do all the cutting I move to the hole center, plunge down 1.5 " (the Z zero is 0.5" above my part top surface), then I move over 0.016" and do a 360 degree circle cut. This make the 0.281 hole. I then move up to Z0.560, then out by 0.234" to get me in location to do the 360 degree circle for the counter-bore.
So my question is this, can OneCNC do these moves and then pattern that 9 times around to make my holes? Right now I pretty much do it by hand in BobCad and would love to to make my life a little easier. We do this quite often on programs for our routers becasue of the tool limitations.
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.
Tim