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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Allowing for Tool Numbers in Lathe Canned Cycles
« on: January 15, 2021, 02:13:24 AM »
So the way Mach Motion Tools work is the first number is the position on the lathe turret and the second number is the actual tool in the tool holder. So for my Mori Seiki Lathe I have 8 Tool positions, but I use way more than 8 tools. So I have, let's say, 14 tools, well when I switch out one of tool holder with a different tool, let's say tool 11, in to position, let's say, 6 I have to tell the machine it's position 6, but it's tool 11, therefore T0611. Make sure you set all the offsets off for each tool or you'll get a crash. I think I made a pretty extensive post here about setting up tools on a lathe.
The way I do it is tool T0101 Never changes and how i set everything else up, this is the way makes offsets, off tool 01. Then setup each tool you're going to use. I manually input the numbers to set the tool offset. Again I think I made a detailed post here. If you can't find it let me know and I'll run it down for you.
Also, before running any lathe program using the Mach Motion I open the POSTED G Code and make sure it's correct. I get consistent, but massive lathe crashing errors. Now, I posted that and the people from mach motion couldn't replicate them. Even after installing the latest, this was a few years ago and I never upgrade mach once it works, mach version I still get the errors so maybe it's a problem with my CPU.
My errors are with certain operations where it doesn't put the correct tool number, incorrect RPM and aspects of threading. But since it's the same every time for certain OPS it doesn't bother me, but it makes me check the gcode every time which you should to make sure you are doing what you wanted to do. Crashing in lathe is way worse than a mill.
The way I do it is tool T0101 Never changes and how i set everything else up, this is the way makes offsets, off tool 01. Then setup each tool you're going to use. I manually input the numbers to set the tool offset. Again I think I made a detailed post here. If you can't find it let me know and I'll run it down for you.
Also, before running any lathe program using the Mach Motion I open the POSTED G Code and make sure it's correct. I get consistent, but massive lathe crashing errors. Now, I posted that and the people from mach motion couldn't replicate them. Even after installing the latest, this was a few years ago and I never upgrade mach once it works, mach version I still get the errors so maybe it's a problem with my CPU.
My errors are with certain operations where it doesn't put the correct tool number, incorrect RPM and aspects of threading. But since it's the same every time for certain OPS it doesn't bother me, but it makes me check the gcode every time which you should to make sure you are doing what you wanted to do. Crashing in lathe is way worse than a mill.