How to setup and run a HAAS machining center
Written and contributed by Ken Maier. Thank you Ken, for this excellent resource and making it available at no charge. This manual by...
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Mike Lynch
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Tapping on a turning center (without canned cycles)
Unless your Fanuc controlled turning center came with live tooling, it’s likely that you don’t have canned cycles (G80-G89) like those...
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Mike Lynch
- 6 min
Can you speed up your tool change time?
Machining centers, of course, have automatic tool changing devices to automate the tool changing process. Current models boast very fast...
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Mike Lynch
- 6 min
Setting Up User Defined G and M codes
Parameters control countless things about the way your CNC machine tools behave. In each Parameter preference segment, we will expose...
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Mike Lynch
- 7 min
Outputting Fixture Offset Settings
Two special commands are used in custom macro B to send data out through the communications port (RS-232c port). One called BPRNT allows...
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Mike Lynch
- 4 min
Program Offset Entries Whenever Possible
As you know, certain offsets must be entered before a job can be run. For machining centers, these offsets include fixture offsets, tool...
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Mike Lynch
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The safe approach procedure
As you know, CNC machines have extremely fast motion rates. When you're verifying a program (new or proven programs), you also know that...
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Mike Lynch
- 2 min
How do you enter the parameter setting mode?
In past issues of The Optional Stop Newsletter, we've discussed several times when you might want to check the current setting of a given...
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Mike Lynch
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The varied uses for M99
M99 can be used for several purposes. Here are the ones we know of: As an end of sub-program command The is the most common application...
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Mike Lynch
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Using G53 - machine coordinate system
You know that G90 specifies the absolute mode. Any coordinates specified after G90 will use the program zero point as the origin for the...
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Mike Lynch
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Using the machine's current absolute position in a custom macro
One of the application categories for custom macro is user created canned cycles. In this category, you're creating your own canned...
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Mike Lynch
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Which fixture offset should I use?
This is a question that recently appeared in the CNC Tech Talk forum on our website. As you know, Fanuc controlled CNC machining centers...
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Mike Lynch
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Some special feature of G76 (the threading command)
Fanuc's threading command is pretty powerful - and very helpful. It will allow you to completely machine a thread with one command in...
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Mike Lynch
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Running a special series of commands in a program
There may be times when you need to have the machine execute a series of commands that are related to your program, but not necessarily...
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Mike Lynch
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Understand Your Turning Center's Chuck Clamping Direction Selection
Almost all current-model CNC turning center that are equipped with three-jaw chucks have a way to select clamping direction. An inward...
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Mike Lynch
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Understand spindle speed limiting on turning centers
Today’s CNC turning centers allow very fast spindle speeds. It is not uncommon for a machine having an eight inch diameter hydraulic...
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Mike Lynch
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Changing initialized states
When you power up a CNC machine tool, certain modes are initialized – that is – automatically selected. With many machines, for example,...
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Mike Lynch
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Activating a custom macro from a T word
This is necessary if you want to incorporate the techniques shown in the Macro Maven article of this newsletter. With custom macro B, you...
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Mike Lynch
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Restarting after breaking a tap
One of the most frustrating problems a CNC operator can have is breaking a tap in the middle of taping many holes. The broken tap, of...
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Mike Lynch
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The most important thing a CNC operator must know
Most companies expect a lot from their CNC operators. Common tasks include: Loading and unloading workpieces Activating and monitoring...
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