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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Drill Wizard for Turn

« on: November 20, 2010, 02:31:25 AM »

I redid the peck drilling code to make it how it should be. Now it will correctly drill to peck depth, rapid back to z start, rapid back to .0005 away from the last peck depth then feed to the next peck increment. I couldn't stand the slow feed back into the hole. Takes way too long. Let me know what you guys think.

Wes

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Drill Wizard for Turn

« on: November 19, 2010, 09:17:27 PM »

Well I was able to break away and give this a run on my lathe. Everything works as it should. I am however disappointed that peck drilling doesn't rapid back in and feed from the last point.  Anyone know if we can create our own canned cycles? I want the correct G-code not a new M-code. I didn't wanna rewrite a post to make this work from within my cam program. Also, what lathe screen are you guys using? I have been slowly reworking the stock 1024 screen to suit my needs. Very plain and lacking. been toying with the idea of creating one that mimics my Haas TL-1. All wizards right at your fingertips.  Love to see what others have done.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Drill Wizard for Turn

« on: November 19, 2010, 08:54:56 AM »

Ok Rich... This one should be ready to go. Unfortunately I wont be able to test in on my lathe for a few days. Hoping some of you guys can give it a workout for me. Everything should be working correctly however use with caution until its fully tested.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Drill Wizard for Turn

« on: November 18, 2010, 08:52:15 PM »

I'll give the thread some time and if all works well I will put the files in the download section
Mach Tool Box.
Thanks,
RICH

Still needs the chip break working. Since Mach doesn't support it. The only way i know to do it is long hand. Feed, dwell, feed.... rapid out.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Drill Wizard for Turn

« on: November 18, 2010, 03:21:24 PM »

Everything should be working other than the chip break cycle. Please use this version as a few bugs were corrected with clearance.

If you download it please let me know if you find any issues or see a need for something added.

Thanks,
Wes

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Drill Wizard for Turn

« on: November 18, 2010, 04:56:42 AM »

Looks like G85 (Feed In/ Feed Out) don't work as well. Looks like I will have to do that one long hand as well.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Drill Wizard for Turn

« on: November 18, 2010, 04:40:57 AM »

Here you guys go...

Please use with caution!

If you find bugs please report them here.

Know issues...
Chip break doesn't work with Mach 3 due to unsupported G74 Cycle. I might do it long hand if I get time. If you have a better way. Please let me know.

Wes

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VB and the development of wizards / Drill Wizard for Turn

« on: November 17, 2010, 05:58:55 AM »

I do quite a bit of quick one off stuff on the lathe that wizards work great for. Drilling stock is one of them. Since there was no wizard that I was aware of I decided to create one so I didn't have to use MDI or create a program. I have a quick change tool post so I can hold drills with that so I can drill using the z axis for advanced things such as peck drilling, chip break or feed in/ out (reamer). Its not quite finished yet but hopefully soon. Here is a screen shot...

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Complex Turning Wizard..... Possible re-do/upgrade.... anyone?

« on: November 16, 2010, 10:39:50 PM »

Kind of amazed I am the only one who has responded to this. I figured there were more lathe users out there. To me any updates for the turn side of this is a big plus. Kinda seams the turn side is rather ignored.


I am almost done with a drilling wizard for turn. It will allow standard feed, feed in and feed out (reamer), peck drill or chip break. Feeds and speeds will also be set in the wizard.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Soft limits issue on lathe - Need help

« on: November 16, 2010, 03:55:54 AM »

Basically the reason for soft limits is so I don't have to re-home. I dont want it to hit the hard stop. Is there a way I can turn off soft limits when hitting cycle start and then turn them back on when the program ends? I figure I can make the cycle start button a VB script to handle turning off the soft limits but not sure how to detect when the program ends with a script. I only need them active in jogging. I program in cam and will never hit the limit in a program. Also, is there a thread for a bug list in turn?