Roland Jollivet wrote: > I have seen thread milling, and while a great idea, I thought the code > generation might keep many away from pursuing it. > > I stumbled upon this excellent freebie from Korloy to generate the G-code. > Looks like windows only though.... > > http://www.korloy.com/korloy_en/contents/product/08.html > I also have a downloadable thread milling generator. I don't use it much, as single-row thread milling is fairly slow. But, for oddball threads or things that cannot be put in the lathe, they work great. I had something a while ago where a 1"-20 TPI thread needed to be put in a piece at a 30 degree angle. Without making an elaborate fixture, there was no way to mount it in the lathe. So, I thread milled it. it took several minutes, but generated a perfect thread the first time.
Down near the bottom of this page is a place where you can download the C source code and/or a DOS executable : http://pico-systems.com/gcode.html The C code should compile on almost any system, but certainly on Linux. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
