Pimping the mini-lathe

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11 Oct 2020 13:29 #185711 by my1987toyota
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looks like I am going to be binge watching this whole series and taking notes for my upcoming G0602 build .

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12 Oct 2020 12:15 #185822 by RotarySMP
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I have some fitted soft jaw copper shims like that for my four jaw, but didn't have any for the three jaw.

looks like I am going to be binge watching this whole series and taking notes for my upcoming G0602 build .

I am sure that the G0602 is significantly more rigid than the mini lathe.
Mark
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12 Oct 2020 12:46 #185828 by andypugh
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Just playing around, what is the syntax to use natural constants like Pi or "e" in gcode?
#<103>=[pi/e]


Sadly, I think it is
#103 = 1.155727349790922

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12 Oct 2020 13:42 #185837 by RotarySMP
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Yep, at least I learned you can do named variables.
;Weird thread
;Why? Because a CNC lathe can!

;Tapered 3 start RH thread 23/57"OD  x Pi TPcm, 11/7 Chi long, with a 23/19e taper angle.
;Z0 is end of stock.

#<_pi> = 3.14159
#<_e>  = 2.71828
#<_chi>= 30.3

#<_starts>           = 3
#<_OD>               = [23/57*25.4]
#<_Z_LeadIn>         = [#<_pi>*4]
#<_Pitch>            = [#<_pi>]
#<_ThreadDepth>      = [#<_pi> /3 ]
#<_ThreadLength>     =-[#<_chi>*11/7]
#<_TaperAngle>       = [23/19*#<_e>] 
#<_NumThreadPasses>  = ROUND[#<_ThreadDepth>/0.1]

#<_SmallDia>         = [#<_OD> - [SIN[#<_TaperAngle>*2]] *[#<_Z_LeadIn> + ABS[ #<_ThreadLength>]]]
#<_DiaChange>        = [#<_OD> - #<_SmallDia>]
#<_NumCuttingPasses> = ROUND[#<_DiaChange>]
#<_stockDia> = 20
#<_stockOff> = [#<_stockDia>  - #<_OD>    ]
#<_NumsizePasses> = ROUND[#<_stockOff>]

#<_feedrate>         = 150
#<_Speed>            = 1000
#1                   = 1 ; Index start passes
#2                   = 1 ; Index threading passes
#3                   = 1 ; Index cutting passes
#4                  = 1 ;Index resize

O110 sub ;Cut taper
	O110 while [#3 LE #<_NumCuttingPasses>]
		G0 Z[#<_Z_LeadIn>]
	   	   X[#<_SmallDia> + [[#<_NumCuttingPasses> - #3] * [#<_DiaChange> / #<_NumCuttingPasses> ]]]
		G01 Z[#<_ThreadLength>] X[#<_OD> + [[#<_NumCuttingPasses> - #3] * [#<_DiaChange> / #<_NumCuttingPasses> ]]] F#<_Feedrate>
		G0 X[#<_OD> + #<_DiaChange>]
		#3 = [#3 +1]
	O110 Endwhile
O110 endsub

O111 sub ; Cut Thread

	O100 while [#1 LE #<_starts>]
		O101 while [#2 LE#<_NumThreadPasses>]
			G0 Z[#<_Z_LeadIn> + [[#1 - 1] * [#<_Pitch>/#<_starts>]]]
	   	   	   X[#<_SmallDia> - [[#2]*[#<_ThreadDepth> / #<_NumThreadPasses> ]]]
			G33 Z[#<_ThreadLength>]  X[#<_OD> - [[#2 - 1] * [#<_ThreadDepth>/ #<_NumThreadPasses> ]]] K#<_Pitch> 
			G0 X[#<_OD> + #<_DiaChange>]
        		#2 = [#2 + 1]
			
		O101 endwhile
		M5
		G4 P2
		M3 
		G4 P2
		#2 =1
		#1 = [#1 +1]
                #<_SmallDia> = [#<_SmallDia> - [SIN[#<_TaperAngle>]*[#1 -1] * [#<_Pitch>/#<_starts>]]]
	O100 EndWhile	
O111 endsub

O120 Sub ; resize stock 
      O121 while [ #4 LE #<_NumsizePasses>]
               M3 
               G0 X [#<_stockDia> +1]
               G0 Z1
               G01 X [#<_stockDia> - [#<_stockOff> / #<_NumsizePasses> * #4] ]   F #<_feedrate>
               g01 Z [#<_ThreadLength>]
               #4 = [#4+1]
         O121 endwhile
O120 endsub


;Main
G18 G21 G40 G49 G54 G80 G94 G90 G7
F#<_Feedrate> S#<_Speed>
M3
G4 P2
O120 call
O110 call
M5
G4 P2
M3
O111 call
M9 M5 
M2
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14 Oct 2020 22:27 #186135 by my1987toyota
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I have some fitted soft jaw copper shims like that for my four jaw, but didn't have any for the three jaw.

looks like I am going to be binge watching this whole series and taking notes for my upcoming G0602 build .

I am sure that the G0602 is significantly more rigid than the mini lathe.
Mark


true.
I know it's still a little early but how is the computer working out for your mini lathe build ? would you recommend it?

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16 Oct 2020 16:24 #186295 by RotarySMP
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It was a pita to set up (but that was probably just personal incompetence). It boots pretty slowly. It runs fine with the Mesa 7i97, I have not had any stablity issues with it. Its internal WiFi widget was automatic configured by Mint, so that was nice benefit, as I could easily häng it on my WiFi network.
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16 Oct 2020 23:31 #186332 by my1987toyota
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If you don't mind RotarySMP I have another question for you . How do you like the omron rotary encoder
would you recommend using it?

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17 Oct 2020 07:15 #186344 by RotarySMP
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It was easy to hook up and works flawlessly so far.
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25 Oct 2020 11:37 #187185 by RotarySMP
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I just uploaded E33...


Enjoy
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01 Nov 2020 11:04 #187998 by RotarySMP
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I just uploaded the next episode, covering the CNC control panel...


Enjoy,
Mark
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