On 03/03/2015 10:55 AM, sam sokolik wrote: > that is how tapping is implemented. (it isn't seeing that the spindle > is reversed - it is syncing past the starting point of the cycle - then > turning the spindle off / reversing - waiting for the spindle to stop > (still synced) and then moving to the initial starting point of the > tapping cycle. > > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/gcode/gcode.html#sec:G33_1-Rigid-Tapping > > You can see it here... (my spindle has really slow accelleration..) > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBQ7RSuRAls > > Yup, that's about how mine looks. I have to remember to have the start Z far enough from the work so that little poke inwards doesn't cause the tap to break when the X-Y movement to the next hole begins. I generally do small rigid tap operations at about 1000 RPM, so the little poke inwards is actually at least 1/8 of an inch.
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