Originally Posted by
Japazo
Hey everyone,
I have been using CAMWorks to program an OKUMA GENOS L300-M mill-turn lathe for a few years now and I have been dealing with a lot of flaws in the POST that I can't seem to eliminate by myself. The machine is a single turret, single spindle, 12 station VDI live tool setup, with a manual tailstock. No sub spindle, no y-axis, not really any frills.
What I am looking for is a set-it and forget-it post that is as reliable as my mill posts. I can output a simultaneous 4-axis program using 10+ tools for my mill and not have to examine it for errors at all, I trust it that much. My lathe post has a bad habit of making drills rapid into the face of the part and any type of C-Axis milling is awful. Values exceed the machine limits, rapids do not retract far enough or go to the incorrect spots on occasion, depths of cut can be wrong, etc. I have to constantly monitor the programs I output for potentially dangerous errors.
In addition, my VAR refuses to assist us at all unless we pay someone to come to our facility and customize a post from scratch. I would love to do that, but we can't really afford the ridiculous rates they want us to pay. I'm not unwilling to pay for a post that works, however, if that makes it worth someones effort to send one to me. Just send me a PM if you have one that you're confident with and we can discuss payments. I may also have to compare CWx machine setups, etc, so we can discuss that as well.
Let me know if you're interested or if anyone has anymore questions. Thanks!