On a side note, G76 on our Fanuc, using thread depth out of the machinist handbook/threadmaker app, we finish OD threads at a good -.010 to -.030 ( varies by diameter and pitch) wear offset before the gages show the thread in tolerance. Seems like a common problem in other words.
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Andy Pugh <a...@andypugh.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > I have noticed that I need a lot more thread depth in G76 than the > tables say I should need. For instance an M12 thread should have a > thread depth of 1.08mm, but I needed 1.55mm before the nut would fit > on. > I was using a 29.5 degree "compound slide" angle (Q), do I need to > allow for this like you would manually machining? > Is it possible that things are getting confused by being in diameter mode? > (I have already realised that the first cut is "I" inside the start > position, though it took a while) > > -- > atp > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
