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  1. #1
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    Unhappy Mazak 640 outside thread milling

    Hi I hope someone can help I'm trying to program on my vertical mill to do a o.d. thread mill. I picked circle mill then tornado but thats just for an inside thread mill. Is there a change in the TPC to make it an outside thread mill? Or is there another way. Please someone help me.
    Thanks

  2. #2
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    It must be done in a MANUAL unit. Go to http://www.vargus.com/ and download the ThreadMill program generator and you can make a G-Code program that can be used in a Mazatrol manual unit or a EIA sub-program.

  3. #3
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    Here is the exact link to the software.

    http://www.vargus.com/vardex/templat...tId=9#TM%20GEN

  4. #4
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    Most people lie to it... I prefer Manual entry like the above suggests...
    It's just a part..... cutter still goes round and round....

  5. #5
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    Tornado cycle for O.D. thread? How are you doing that? It would be a neat trick but I can't think of a way to avoid the arc out and return to hole center when its done.

  6. #6
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    Thanks for the link above. I was hoping there was a way to instead going center at and it would move out with a tpc change. Ohwell.
    Thanks again

  7. #7
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    I didn't specifically mean the tornado cycle but I can see how my earlier post would be missleading...
    It's just a part..... cutter still goes round and round....

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