On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:40:59AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote: > Another topic... I want to try some rigid tapping a la the > Mazak on my portable mill and bring that to the Workshop. > Is there a sample G-code program or a program that creates the > G-code for that cycle? I'm thinking of hooking my spindle motor > to another servo amp. Since the servo box only has a 50 V power > supply, I'll lose some RPM but I think that will be OK.
It's very easy: G20 G90 S250 M3 (spindle nice and slow) G0 X0 Y0 Z0.1 (0.1" above a previously drilled #7 hole) G33.1 Z-0.6 K0.05 (Tap 1/4-20, 1/2" deep) M2 (untested!) Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
