Stop Z from going home

[SBC Cycle]

Loving all the examples of how to do this. I like some of these better than what I'm doing now. (Format 2)

G20
G0 G17 G40 G80 G90
T1 M6
M3 S2000
G90 E1 X0.28 Y0.28
G43 Z2.5 H1
#:LOOP
M8 D1
Z0.1
G1 Z-0.75 F50.
G41 X0 F15.28
Y-3.28
G40 X0.28
G0 Z0.1
M5 M9
Z2.5
Y9.
M0
( LOAD NEXT PART )
M3 S2000
G90 E1 X0.28 Y0.28
#GOTO :LOOP

[DareBee]

Dammit guys

I didn't want to spend time on this, but you have forced my hand ;-)

Here is what my loop would have looked like (it is the same program (unless I made a mistake)).

%
N2 L200
N3 G1 Y.35 F99.
N4 Y.228 F20.
N5 X6.25 F30.
N6 Y.35 F40.
N7 G0 X18.25 Y2.
N8 M05 M9
N9 M00
N10 M3 M8
N11 M17
N12 M30
N13 G00 G40 G49 G80 G90 G17
N14 M6 T9 (Slot Mill - 5/16 T Slot cutter)
N15 G59 X18.25 Y2. (Datum Y Back - X Left)
N16 S2300. M3 M8
N17 Z0. H9 (Tool Zero at Cut height)
N18 L2100
N19 G0 G90 H0 Z.0
N20 E0 X-5. Y9.8
N21 M05 M9
N22 M30
%


Daves is shorter, I will try it the next time I need this functionality.

[SBC Cycle]

Originally Posted by DareBee I believe we have discussed this before. Usually it works out that by the time I spend 1-2 hours "OPTIMIZING" a program that will be used once. I could have run my part (albeit inefficiently) ate my lunch and cleaned out the chips. So - if it don't work right - I just do it the way it will work and forget about it.

I just caught this part of your post.

I'm with ya on that. I've got 3 machines so I try not to sweat small things too much. There's almost always one sitting anyway waiting for a new part so optimizing only helps on very long programs.

[Neal]

Darebee--
Look at line 18. I don't think you mean to define subroutine #2100. I think you mean to say L201.

Neal

[DareBee]

Thanks Neal, we are both wrong (so far).

It SHOULD be L201.1

sorry

[DareBee]

I am running these again.

Program works perfect.

Thanks