Haas TL2 Programming question

[BobAllen]

On the Haas TL2, changing from one tool to another requires the operator (me) to press the "cycle start" button. In this application I have created a custom tool that has 3 drills on the same tool bar. I was wondering if it is possible to command the next tool change without having to manually press the cycle start button?

Thanks in advance

[Geof]

We have a couple of TL1s that run with two tools at the same location and all we do is call one T101 and the other T111. The offsets for T101 are put on line 1 in the offsets page and for T111 they are put in line 11.

[BobAllen]

Thank you for your reply. I should have clarified that the 3 drills mounted on the tool post all have different x,z tool offsets ie: T30, T31, T32. Center drill, drill, counter bore respectively.. Since all 3 tools are "ganged" side by side on the tool post (1.2 inch spacing), I was hoping to run the sequence without having to manually push the tool change acknowlegment between each drill cycle.

[Smrtman5]

It sounds like there is an M01 (optional stop) in the code before the next tool.

Is the optional stop button enabled?

(Gotta ask the simple questions first)

[BobAllen]

No optional stop or M01 in the code.. With the TL2 (Manual tool changes) the controller beeps and flashes the next tool # indicating it's time to change the tool. Once you've loaded the new tool you need to "press" the cycle start button to continue. I'm looking for a way to advance to the next tool without having to manually press the cycle start button.

[Smrtman5]

Ah, i understand now. I dont have a Haas lathe (although it would be a great addition to the tm-1 mill).

Have you checked the settings menu, maybe theres an on/off setting labeled 'stop for tool change' or something similar?

Sorry im not much help, but i am interested to know if you find a solution.

[BobAllen]

One would assume that you would be able to access the same "cycle start" input of the controller since it is this input that advances the program. Using some conditional logic ie: if then or even a time based dwell. I won't be able to disable the tool change in the settings (if that were possible) because I have this "drill routine" embedded with other machine cycles that have tool changes which actually require the manual changing of the tool. I wonder if this is done using macros??

[Matt@RFR]

I'm a mill guy so forgive me if this is a bad suggestion, but on Haas mills you can assign different offsets to the same tool, IE: T1 can use H1 AND H31. Can you do the same thing on the lathe? IE:

T3030
(do stuff)
T3090
(do stuff)
T3091

Just a thought.

[double a-ron]

I bet 5min on the phone with haas and you would be making chips again.

[Donkey Hotey]

Go into your settings and change the toolpost type from toolpost to gang. That changes the behavior to not stop to wait for a tool. The problem is that you'll now have to manually program a stop for every other tool change.