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INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

SECTION

1:

2:

FIRST

1.1.1

1.1.

1.

1.2.2

1.2.3

1.

1.3.2

1.

1.3.4

1.3.5

STEPS.

2

2.1

2.4

3.1

3.3

FURTHER

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

Installation.

Machine Machine

Manual Pneumatic

Machine Operations

Absolute Program

Specification. Function

operation.

Facilities.

Offset.

And

Format

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Programming - M

EXPLANATIONS

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G03

G70,

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OF

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detail.

G80,

Keyboard. (Power

Programming

Incremental

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CODES.

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G81,

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Sheets.

Co-Ordinates.

SECTION

3:

2.5

2.6

2.7

MAIN

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.1

3.8

3.9

MENU

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G84,

G94, G95,

Grooving,

G90,

G91.

G96,

G83.

G9,.

OPTIONS. The

Main

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Yrite A New

Program. Edit/Continuation. Test Print Execute

Help Date File

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Run

A Program.

Program.

A

Program.

A

Library.

Index.

feedback/Offsets.

SECTION

4:

MAINTENANCE

AND

REPAIRS.

4.1.1

4.1.

4.1.3

4.1.4

4.2.1

4.2.2

4.3.1

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1.3.1

1

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3

OPERATIONS

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and/or

format.

A

Z I K

F

S

Axes Commands:

the Z co-ordinate

additional

additional feedrate

spindle

----+--

information information

speed

measured

as as

-z

......

along

needed

1

the

axis

+z

~

of

the

billet

-'I--

1.

3.

4

PROGRAMMING

1.

Preparatory Codes

are

commonly

- G

for

digits.

2.

Miscellaneous

These

letter

A summary

functions

being M followed

follows:

Preparatory Code GOO GOl

Codes

the

of

No.

CODES

known

the

(G

Codes):

various

as G codes;

Functions

have been

G and M

Codes (G-codes) Function Rapid Linear

preparatory

(M

Functions):

standardised

by

two

functions

traverse

interpolation

functions

the

address

(BS

digits.

implemented on

positioning

have

letter

3635:1972);

been

G

being

the

standardised

followed

the

address

Boxford

280TM

and

by

two

G02 GOJ

G04

G50 G70

Circular

interpolation interpolation

Time Dwell

Set

maximum

Programmable

G7l Programmable

G80

Gal

G82

G83

G84

G90 G91

Canned Canned cyc.le Canned Canned Canned Absolute Incremental

cycle -cancel

cycle cycle cycle -thread

data

spindle

inch metric

roughing

-

facing

speed

dimensions

- deep hole-

input

data

input

clockwise

counter

diameter

grooving

or

(peck

cutting

(CV)

clockwise

drilling)

(cc~)

G94 G95

G96

r,97

Feed/min

Feed/rev

Constant

Const~nt

surface

R.?~.

speed

(c.s.s.)

1.

3.5

MISCELLANEOUS Code

M02

M03

M04

M05

Number

M06

MOB

M09

M30

FUNCTIONS

Function Marks Starts

Starts Stops Tool Enter

the

spindle spindle

spindle.

change.

I =

Coolant Coolant

Marks

the

On

Off

end

tool

end

of

the

forward.

reverse.

turret

of

the

program

Enter Enter

number

program

for a single

spindle spindle

(1-8)

for

repeat

speed speed

quantity.

S. S.

quantities.

1139

M40

M99

Closes

Opens

automatic

Continuation program

the

point

causes

program

and

then

chuck

code.

the

is

simulated

the

chuck

Entering program

prompt

(if

fitted}.

fitted).

M99

to

on

the

to

into a partially

be

saved

screen

"continue

to up

writing"

disc.

to

the

written

Recall

break

is

made.

of

otf

2.1

FURTHER

GOO

Rapid movement.

This specified cutting value

GOl

Linear

The

each

values.

G02

Clockwise This

quadrant. needed:

X

value

Z

value

I

value = the

K

value = the

(Note

EXPLANATIONS

code moves

X and Z

metal.

of

00

in

When

the

interpolation.

tool

axis

will

or

diagonally

move

circular

code moves

After

=

the

=

the Z co-ordinate

entering

diameter distance

position

distance

position

that

I and K

OF G CODES

the

tool

along

values

as

entering

'G'

column.

at

the

from

interpolation.

the

tool

clockwise

G02

to

from

at

the

from

at

the

ace

unsigned

the X axis

quickly

a program

specified

its

as

feed

presen~

in a circular

the

following

which movement

to

which movement

the

arc

centre

start start

the

of arc of

the

centre

the

values)

and

then

possible.

the

computer has a

rate

in a straight

position

extra

is

to

be made.

is

(incremental)

cut

along

(incremental)

cut

along

the Z axis

It

is

not

default

to

the

new

arc

in a single

information

to be made.

to

the X axis.

to

the Z axis.

to

used

line

X and Z

is

the

for

along

tool tool

G03

Counter This

single

clockwise

code moves

quadrant.

needed:

X

value

Z

value

I

value = the

=

the

diameter distance

position

K

value = the

position

(Note

that

I and K

Worked examples

circular

the

tool

After

Z

co-ordinate

at

distance

at are

of

G02

interpolation.

counter

entering

to

which movement

to

from

the

from

the

start

the

start

unsigned and

GO)

clockwise

GO)

the

in a circular

following

is

which movement

arc of arc

of

centre

the

centre

the

(incremental)

cut

along

(incremental)

cut

along

values).

follow

overleaf.

to

be made.

is

arc

extra

to

information

be made.

to

the X axis.

to

the Z axis.

in

the the

a

is

tool tool

2.2

CLOCKYISE

(a)

Single

To

turn

Tool

G = 02

(b)

from A

is

positioned

Single

CIRCULAR

quadrant

to B arc

x

:::::

25

quadrant

INTERPOLATION

90

at

A on

Z =

partial

deQree

of

-(10

arc:

centre the

5) =-15

arc:

(G02):

C,

ie

10

clockwise line

of

I =5 K =0

interpolation

the

(G02).

program.

clockwise

G =

02

8

interpolation

X :::I

25

I

::

10

K = 0

Z =

(G02)

-(10

Co

]0

G

/ .

I I

t>

.--.--

~

15

-

-\(

~

<3 :(\.

.

.1..

~

1.

I

\ c

A

+

8) = -18

construct

By

Pythagoras'

BD

=

f10

triangle

2

-

Theorem

2

6

BCD

(note

that

:::z

8

I

and

K

are

unsigned

values)

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