> On Sep 10, 2015, at 12:17 PM, sam sokolik <sa...@empirescreen.com> wrote:
>
> could we see the gcode you are running?
G8
G53 G0 X0
G53 G0 Z0
M6 T3 G43
#<workpieceDia> = 0.700
#<workpieceRad> = [#<workpieceDia>/2]
#<safeXOffset> = 0.025
#<safeX> = [#<workpieceRad> + #<safeXOffset>]
#<knurlStartZ> = 0.000
#<knurlLen> = 0.25
#<knurlLeadIn> = 0.010
#<knurlDepth> = 0.002
#<knurlPerDia> = 28
#<knurlAngle> = 30
#<knurlEndZ> = [#<knurlStartZ> - #<knurlLen>]
#<rpm> = 100
#<pi> = 3.142
; The surface is the circumference of the workpiece
#<workSurface> = [#<pi> * #<workpieceDia>]
; Given a knurl angle, calculate Z feed given <workSurface>
#<feedPerRev> = [TAN[#<knurlAngle>] * #<workSurface>]
#<feedPerMin> = [#<feedPerRev> * #<rpm>]
(debug, feed per revolution: #<feedPerRev>; per min: #<feedPerMin>)
; thread _width_ is equal to distance traveled in one rev, i.e. <feedPerRev>
#<threadWidth> = #<feedPerRev>
; Thus, TPI will be 1/<threadWidth>
#<tpi> = [1/#<threadWidth>]
; To do a n-start thread, we need to start each thread
; <threadWidth>/n further back (Z+) than the prior thread
#<nStartZOffset> = [#<threadWidth>/#<knurlPerDia>]
M3 S#<rpm>
#100 = #<knurlPerDia>
#110 = [[#<knurlPerDia> * #<nStartZOffset>] + #<knurlStartZ> + #<knurlLeadIn>]
(debug, knurl lead in: #110)
G0 Z#110
G0 X[#<workpieceRad> - #<knurlDepth>]
O100 WHILE [#100 GT 0]
(debug, start Z: #110; feed: #<feedPerRev>)
(calculate the lead in for the knurl AFTER this one)
#105 = #110
#110 = [#110 - #<nStartZOffset>]
;G33 Z#110 K#<feedPerRev>
;G1 Z#<knurlEndZ> F#<feedPerMin>
;G1 Z#105 F#<feedPerMin>
G33 Z#<knurlEndZ> K#<feedPerRev>
G33 Z#105 K#<feedPerRev>
;G0 X#<safeX>
G0 Z#110
;G0 X[#<workpieceRad> - #<knurlDepth>]
#100 = [#100 - 1]
O100 ENDWHILE
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