
Me, I take pride in my training of people and glow on seeing them do well on their own. I think what I'm dealing with is the old "my sandbox I don't wanna share" not-so-hidden agenda. Then I was told for "X-Y stock removal" always put ".1" well I did that on a 2" mill and it bit the edge of the workpiece and knocked it out of the jaws. For example I pull up "Point machining: tapping" and it gives me the three tools I need. It is extremely helpful since this control uses a lot of abbrevations.Ī lot of things just wern't explained to me, like how the program is structured.

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I dug the both the programming manual and the operating manual out of a cabinet. GregThanks a bunch Greg, that's what I did. It has lots of good examples you can go by. If you don't have one, call Mazak and get one. But, for a short run job shop, it can be the cat's meow, once you learn it. Mazatrol milling is a handful more than turning. So let's make the biplane stunt pilot fly the 747 and hope for the best? Nuh-uh sorry. How stupid is that? Maybe these machines are made for "look at me" hot dog showoffs that can whip stuff out without a single part feature flaw. Now I was supposed to be responsible for programming counterbored slots, reamed holes, d&t, b/c's, milled lengths and shoulder depths on a part that was designed and already programmed in the early 90s. I have enough to worry about trying to get a 6" insert carbide slitting saw to run down an 86" piece of 1x3 crms centrered on the 1" width within. And I'm always fine tuning and updating the setup sheets to optimize the setups with regards to cutting tools and workholding.

Meanwhile we have g-code machines that are running the same programs from 1991 which work fine. And this machine, geez the graphics are the equivalent of 1976 video pong, what a friggin joke.
