Hey guys who here is currently using cnc lathes with linuxcnc
all I have seen online is videos from EUsurplus on youtube and a couple of other ones. there seem to be plenty of cnc mill retrofits but not so many cnc lathe retros going on. I am just wondering what state linuxcnc is in for lathes all the info I have been reading is a bit out of date. Here are a couple of questions for everyone 1. has G76 threading cycle been fixed to now cut tapered threads? so you don't have to use g33 for the whole thing? 2. how are people handling offsets and especially tool wear offsets 3. are the contour cycles working now like the commercial controllers. eg you specify a profile and the control generates it's own roughing toolpaths to cut it out. you guys out there that retrofit heaps of machines all the time.. Do you have any configs you could share or ideas that are really good to have on a cnc lathe that just make it so much better just for reference I am currently pretty close to diving into the retrofit of my cnc lathe. it is a 4-5 ton slant bed nakamura cnc lathe currently with a old fanuc control on it. the lathe was made in 1989. if has a hydraulic chuck and all the goodies. I did have under pjsutower but then a servo drive failed and the whole thing is just so old and covered in cutting oil that I want to just replace everything and get a nice new control. one that can take a proper g code file lol.. none of this drip feeding stuff! anyway it is in good shape mechanically. So I want to retrofit it. I have been very impressed with the linuxcnc controller I have on my chevalier VMC. it is awesome actually. I am currently just running axis but will switch to the new guis QTPYVCP (probe basic) soon. regards Andrew _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
