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Title: thread milling on the mill
Post by: FredMazak on December 16, 2014, 04:58:21 PM

it is possible thread milling on the mill with cs lab and Mach3?

as in the link?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm9L6uUkaFk&index=1&list=PLiy1Rbu2OLATkn71N0x1jPkUz6zLC3dnA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm9L6uUkaFk&index=1&list=PLiy1Rbu2OLATkn71N0x1jPkUz6zLC3dnA)
grtz

Title: Re: thread milling on the mill
Post by: Hood on December 16, 2014, 05:08:40 PM

You will be able to threadmill no problem, it is not dependent on the control hardware you are using as it is simply a 3 axis move.
Hood

Title: Re: thread milling on the mill
Post by: FredMazak on December 16, 2014, 05:15:51 PM

THX with encoder on the spindle axis.
and the addons http://www.machsupport.com/software/mill-wizard-beta/ (http://www.machsupport.com/software/mill-wizard-beta/)

Title: Re: thread milling on the mill
Post by: Hood on December 16, 2014, 05:20:23 PM

For thread milling you do not require an encoder, all you are doing is commanding three axis to move at the same time, in other words  x and y and Z all move in unison.
Hood

Title: Re: thread milling on the mill
Post by: FredMazak on December 16, 2014, 05:24:22 PM

Mr Hood, thx

Is this also possible with a lathe X Z axis?

Title: Re: thread milling on the mill
Post by: Hood on December 16, 2014, 05:28:53 PM

No, not thread milling as you require 3 axis simultaneous moves to do thread milling.
On a Lathe you can do single point threading. With  the CSMIO/IP-A or IP-S that requires you have the Encoder module and a spindle encoder.
You can also do rigid tapping with the IP-S and IP-A  (with Enc module and encoder)

Hood