Originally Posted by Turk88  We can't seem to get anything to work other than simple parts. Anything with an undercut or a radius, like a 3/4 ball fails miserably. |
How old is the machine & software? I have a June 2007 TL-1. Are you saying you can't cut a radius using the profile software? Are you looking all the way over on the right column? I'm going completely by memory here but:
- The profile works by stacking up a series of commands.
- The first command is usually defaulted to a rapid move to a start position.
- The second line is usually defaulted as a linear G01 move, feed rate, etc.
- All subsequent moves that you add are also linear moves, unless you go over to the right column and change them to G02 or G03.
I haven't tried making a pawn like you're suggesting but I don't see any good reason why it wouldn't work (except maybe not having the proper cutter).
Are you getting some kind of error? Is your final move point at a larger X than your start point? That's very important because it establishes which quadrant the lathe is cutting in. If that doesn't make sense, look in your manual at the different canned roughing/finishing cycles. This
still kicks my butt with certain profiles--but I'm learning.
