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PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES
96-8000
June 1999
G82, G83, G84 CANNED C YCLES
G82 FORMAT :
G82 Z - ___ F ____ R ____ P ____;
These are the required codes for spot drilling.
P = Dwelling time in milliseconds at the bottom of the Z-axis move.
EX. P300 is approximately 1/3 second.
G83 FORMAT -
G83 Z - ___ F ____ R ____ Q ____;
These are the required codes for peck drilling.
Q = Incremental pecking amount in minus Z direction.
EX. Q.200 in a G83 line will peck toward the specified Z depth, taking .200 per peck until final
depth is reached.
G84 FORMAT -
G84 Z - ___ F ____ R ____
These are the codes required for tapping.
No new codes to review.
Note: The most important item to be aware of during tapping is the speed and feed
calculation.
FEED FORMULA: Spindle Speed/Threads per inch on the tap = Feed Rate in inches/
min.
CANNED CYCLE PROGRAM USING G82, G83 AND G84
Helpful notes are listed in parentheses ( ).