Hi Frank, Take a look at this link; You have to page down to get past the birds .....
http://jmkasunich.com/cgi-bin/blosxom/2008/03/31 This should answer some of the questions. :-) HTH Dave On Wed, 2009-09-09 at 08:37 +1000, Frank Tkalcevic wrote: > Can G33 be used for tapered threads? I remember a short while ago someone > wanted to do taper threads with G76, but couldn't and G33 was suggested. > The documention says > > > For spindle-synchronized motion in one direction, code G33 X- > > Y- Z- K- where K gives the dis- tance moved in XYZ for each > > revolution of the spindle. > > How is this used when I want to move 15mm in Z, and 3mm in X to turn my > tapered thread? For a 5mm pitch thread, K would be 5mm/rev in the Z > direction and 1mm/rev in the X direction. (just some sample numbers) > > Thanks, > Frank > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
