Milling in lathe, siemens sinumerik 840D

If you got driven tools in your lathe, try this
Mill in the lathe, on the edge of the workpiece.

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Raw code with comments:

N10 G54
N20 WORKPIECE(,,,"CYLINDER",0,0,-100,-80,200)
N30 G0 G53 X400 Z600 D0 (safe position, tool change)
N40 T="FRÄS10"
N50 M6
N60 G94 F100
N70 SPOS[1]=0 (set chuck (workpiece) to 0 degrees, need to be before SETMS(1) )
N80 SETMS(1) (set work spindle, driven tool)
N90 S1000 M3
N100 TRANSMIT (start G17, end plane milling)
N110 G0 X70 Y35 Z3
N120 Z-3
N130 G1 Y-35
N140 G1 X-70 (value X2 without DIAMOF, program in dia)
N150 G1 Y35
N160 G1 X70
N170 G0 Z5
N180 G0 G53 X400 Z600 D0
N 85 TRAFOOF (return to turning, G18)
N190 M30


How do you do that?
The programming make you able to do a mill program on the edge, see the pictures below.
If you does'nt use DIAMOF (and don't) the X-coordinate will be programmed in the double value, the machine (lathe) use diameter measurment on X.. If you use DIAMOF do'nt forget to DIAMON after the milling, otherwise everything will be interesting when you try to do your ordinary turning afterwards
And don't forget to shut off the milling with TRAFOOF (yep, correct spelling)

Programming, the blue square is the milling in the example, Zero on X and Y is in the middle, Z- is down into the picture

Make a comment if you want a more detailed explanation! :)

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This app is not truly useless, you can use this blog much easier with the app, just open the app and read this fabulous blog.

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Go to Google play <-link

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3D printing

Instructions for the Grabcad Print software we are using on our Stratasys uPrint SE Plus.

The model we are using is a .stl-file, other file format will work, but for the most, .stl is the most used for 3D-printing

After you started the software, you need to add your model to the print software.
Just click Add Model and choose.

The Grabccad software will now place the model quite random, in this case, the model are made to have the right side down, not all model do this

If the model do place itself wrong, use the orient tool to put it as its best on the tray.
You can choose different angles that fitts your model
One option is to "orient face to plate", choose and click the face that will be at the bottom

In case you want to print out more then one model, right click on the model and choose duplicate, add a value.

If the number of model makes the total larger then the tray, Grabcad makes a new tray/plate automatic

Befor start the printing, check the estimate (down in the middle)
That will show you the print time and amount of material used

Timelaps of the printing

Printer specific settings and setup, too much to add now, but who knows :)

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NX video help

Check out the NX video guides I'v made
I made them for Siemens NX 7.5, but they seems to work with NX11 with some minor thing that have new/other icons, moved functions and so on.
The guides covers both turn and mill, includes threading and simulating.
There are'nt any narrations och voiceover on the videos, just quiet hard work
You can get those on the website or in an android app, your choice :)

NX video guides

G12.1 driven tool in fanuc lathe

Code G12.1

If you are going to use a driven tool in the lathe (turning) you need to have a machine with C-axis capacity and of course, driven tools.

You got to tell the machine that you will use G17,  edge plane, the front of the turning workpiece (the radial surface is G19, the normal turn is G18)
G12.1 make your lathe to a milling machine.
Code with explanations

O1111 
N5 G10 P0 Z-100 (Workplane, zero point)
N10 G28 U0 W0 (tool change position, same as G53..)
N15 T0707 (tool change)
G0 Z3 X40 (start point for X, sensitive setting!) 
N20 G97 S800 
N25 G94 F200 
N30 M52 (start c-axis) 
G0 C0 (zero c-axis, same as start point in X) 
N35 M13 (driven spindel tool M3) 
G12.1 (milling) 
G1 X0 C9.5 (start point for the circular mill) 
N45 G1 Z-3 (go deep) 
G2 X0 C-9.5 R9.5 (circle/2) 
G2 X0 C9.5 R9.5 (circle/2) 
N50 G1 Z0 
N55 M30 

Programing in G12.1 in most machines make you use a standard mill programming on the face of the turning workpieces.
The coordinates are in this case, X and C (as Y) and Z
X has got its half value (diameter to radius)
C has its real value (same as Y in a mill program)
Z has its real value (depth value, as a mill program)

You need to make a proper start point before the mill programming.
For X and Z, before G12.1
For C (Y) after M52 (C-axis dependent, use before G12.1)
You may get the error "going through pole" otherwise
that error reveals itself when the programming you make is impossible for the machine to do, try another tool path to solve this

To leave the mill setting:
G13.1 (milling off, return to G18)
M53 (C-axis off)

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