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Submitted by G. Kilpatric of Nichol McKay. Use this method to create extra work offsets if your machine is limited to just six (G54 TO...

Suggested by Jason Michaud of Chippewa Valley Community College Mike: We are having a discussion in our department if we should have...

Ensuring a safe working environment involves, in my opinion, three general areas. They are closely related. First and foremost is...

When you develop a custom macro that will be used by others, you must give strong consideration to what will happen if they make mistakes...

As you probably know, the block delete function (also called optional block skip)involves an on/off switch mounted on the control...

Within a given program, there is an easy way to determine how much non-cutting time is in the program. Using this technique will help...

Part eleven - Key concept number Ten: You must know how to safely verify programs Here are some links that allow you to review other...

Part ten - Key concept number Nine: You must know the key operation procedures At this point in the class, students should have a good...

Part nine - Key concept number eight: You must understand the three basic modes of operation Here are some links that allow you to review...

Part eight - Key concept number Seven: You must understand your machine from an operator's viewpoint Key Concept number seven formally...

Part seven - Key concept number Six: Special Programming Features At this point in your class, students should be able to write programs...

Part six - Key concept number five: You must provide structure to your CNC programs: Providing structure to CNC programs The four kinds...

Part five - Key concept number four: You must understand the compensation types Here are some links that allow you to review other parts...

Part four - Key concept number three: You must understand the motion types In part one , we introduce the key concepts approach. In part...

Part three - Key concept number two: You must be prepared to create programs In part one , we introduce the key concepts approach. In...

Part two - Key concept number one: Know your machine from a programmer's viewpoint In part one , we introduced the key concepts approach....

Part one - Introducing the key concepts approach It is truly amazing how much a Human Being can learn, even when the learning environment...

How would you go about programming I.D. chucking on a Fortune V-turn 26 with Fanuc 18 since there is not a physical switch to change from...

I was wondering if there is any difference between NC programming and conversational. One of my co-workers says NC is more accurate and...

I would like to know if there is a way to change the value of the rapid clearance of .100 between pecks in the chip-break peck-drilling...