fagor forum

[bobcor]

does anyone know if there is a forum for fagor controls, if so could you post
a link, or someone who could answer fagor specific questions thanks

[Jennifer]

I use a Fagor controller, maybe I can help?

[bobcor]

be prepared for some stupid questions... your help would be appreciated thanks in advance I have 1 cnc mill with a 8055 controler and 4th axis. A good percentage of
the programing I do is 4 axis.
1st question: tool life I set up sesveral tools and set there original life and family but
they don't age. I would like the machine to change to the next tool in the family after
there cutting time has expired. Do I need to add lines to my programs to make the tools age?

[bobcor]

Apparently This Option Is Not Installed

[DareBee]

I am looking at a lathe with an 800T controller.
Is this a user friendly unit?
How about some feedback or opinions

[bobcor]

I like the 8055mc it is a milling version. I don't know about the 800. I think the
newer the controler the better. CAM software is in the end the most important. Make shure you have a com port and the options installed that
you want, ram ect try to get the manual first the manuals for my 8055 are available online. I think what you need to know is what options are standard
and what you pay extra for.

[CNCBoss]

The 800T is a coversational control. I have never used one but I do like the Fagor control. We have four W/S SC lathes retrofited with 8050T's. I like the Fagor control just fine. It has a lot of room for you to make it work like you want it to. The BIG question is who did your retrofit and did they do it well. Our retrofit was done by a company with very little experience. It shows in how well the machine runs. The motors were sized too small etc... I'm not completely unhappy with them I just know that they would be better if the retrofit had been done properly.

[DareBee]

Sorry that I overlooked your responses a few months back, thanks for the feedback.
I have now just (yesterday) got a new lathe with the 8040T controller.
I have started reading the manuals, was wondering if there is some sort of online tutorial sim for the programming.
My current CAM is mill only and I don't intend to buy a lathe package, I want to do it all on machine.

Any more suggestions would be appreciated.

[GETHERMC]

There is ALOT of different features that are available on that controler. I have been using the same one for over a year and I love it. (seariously I would marry it if I could)
I would suggest that you write your programs to utilize the available parameters. Also look at the control and see how many parameters there are. If there are only 300 then you should call Fagor in Chicago and ask for an up to date software. I would use 8.15 atleast, this viersion offers 900 parametrs. also when you talk to them ask for the validation code to make your control a TCO model this will unlock the conversational features. Then ask for the validation code for the setup assistance, and profile editor. I have meet with the lead service enginere at the Chicago office and I am available for consultation help. So, if you have any questions just let me know and I will help you out. Also read up on the USER features. this is veary usefull. I can write you a USER program that alows you to answer simple questions and it will write a new program with out any g-m code knowledge. also it can help you set all your offsets and monitor tool life. Good luck and Have fun!

[shimmwagen]

I just got myself a new job and the company has purchased 4 Fagor 8055T controllers which are running vertical boring mills. We are using Gibbs to do our programming. As no one has used Fagor controls before we are unable to figure out how to start in the middle of the program. We've tried a few things but the program jumps to the beginning all the time. Is it possible to start in the middle of a G-code program with Fagor??? Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Glenn

[Kiwi]

shimmwagen

Suggest you add a line after the 'Speed, Feed, etc.' conditions are set.
(Goto N????)
N???? is your line number you want to start from.

Kiwi

[shimmwagen]

not sure i understand.

"Suggest you add a line after the 'Speed, Feed, etc.' conditions are set.
(Goto N????)

Are you saying i should insert a blank line?

we have tried starting on a N???? line after the speed/feed have been set and still starts at beginning of program.