Simultaneous Main and Live tooling

[jimmyjolly]

Hi there, I have a LB300 MY with OSP100L controller and am looking at using PCD tooling for a production job we do, the only problem is we need more speed, is there a way to run an M3 on the main spindle and an M13 on the live tooling simultaneously so I can get the cutting speed up? Thanks for any help!

[fordav11]

If you mean turn-milling it can be done but not in M3.
The live tooling won't run unless you enable the C-Axis.
So you would enable C Axis first, then bring your turn-mill tool in, rotate C at some degrees while feeding Z with the live tool on.
Unless you mean something else?

[OkumaWiz]

M153 will turn off the M-spindle rotation interlock which will allow you to rotate the m-spindle without having the M110 active.

M152 will turn it back on as will RESET.

Best regards,

[jimmyjolly]

M153 will turn off the M-spindle rotation interlock which will allow you to rotate the m-spindle without having the M110 active.

M152 will turn it back on as will RESET.

Best regards,

Awesome, thanks for that, worked a treat!

I wrote a little test program this morning and did exactly what I want

N0(M153 TEST PROG)
G50S2500
G0X800
Z800
M01

N1(20 PCD UDRILL )
M42
M153
T000606
G97S2500M3
SB=4000M13
G0Z5.0
X0.
G1Z-10.0F0.15
G00Z5.0
M152
M12
M5
X800
Z800
T0600
M01
M2