On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:18:54PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > The fanuc control also has a G73 peck cycle. This cycle doesn't > retract out of the hole, but instead retracts "just a little bit" to > break the chip, then feeds from that point. This is another example of > the "backed off a bit" I have never liked. > I don't know if anyone has any interest in implementing G73 or any > other cycles. It is not a big issue. The only issue I see for general > use is - without the G73 cycle EMC is less compatable with some > existing programs.
I went ahead and did this. It's just like G83 except it only backs out "a bit". Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
