Re: [Emc-users] Helical profiling.

2010-03-24 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Andy Pugh wrote: > If I wanted to produce a profiled helical groove using a lathe, would > I be right in thinking that I can use G33 and simply move the > start-point around? > I have done that on Fanuc and Mazak controls. It should work like that on EMC2. > > I

[Emc-users] Helical profiling.

2010-03-24 Thread Andy Pugh
If I wanted to produce a profiled helical groove using a lathe, would I be right in thinking that I can use G33 and simply move the start-point around? I realise this is probably a stupid thing to even contemplate, but I am pondering making my own ballnut. -- atp ---