Wire EDM Machine Operation Table Of Contents
Copyright June, 98 Sodick Inc.
UNDERSTANDING OFFSETS 7-1
THREE ADVANTAGES TO USING OFFSETS 7-1
OFFSET PROGRAMMING 7-1
INITIALIZING OFFSET 7-2
OFFSET VALUE 7-3
CANCELING WIRE RADIUS COMPENSATION 7-3
“APPROACH PATTERN” PARAMETER 7-3
IMPORTANCE OF TEST SQUARES 7-5
TEST CUTTING TO CONFIRM OFFSETS 7-5
INCORPORATING DIE CLEARANCE WITH OFFSETS 7-6
WHEN CLEARANCE IS LARGER THAN THE OFFSET VALUE 7-6
USING A “HEADER” IN THE NC FILE 7-7
ENTERING VALUES FOR THE H CODES OF NEWFILE 7-7
SETTING NEGATIVE OFFSET VALUES DIRECTLY 7-8
ALTERNATE METHOD OF DEFINING OFFSET VALUES 7-9
CHAPTER 8 TAPER CUTTING INFORMATION 8-1
TAPER CUTTING CONSIDERATIONS: 8-1
TAPERING TO THE TOP OF THE DIE (NO DIE LAND) 8-2
MACHINING A DIE WITH A LAND 8-2
HOW TO PROGRAM TAPER 8-3
INITIALIZING TAPER 8-4
EXAMPLE OF HOW TO PROGRAM TAPER CORRECTLY: 8-5
TAPER SETTINGS IN THE CONTROL 8-7
TABLE TO LIMIT 8-7
TABLE TO UPPER 8-8
TABLE TO LOWER GUIDE 8-8
TABLE TO PROGRAM 8-9
TABLE TO NEXT 8-9
TABLE TO DRAW 8-10
NOTES ABOUT DRY RUN 8-10
PARTIAL DRY RUN 8-10
DRY RUN SPEED 8-10
DRY RUN AND LIMIT SWITCHES 8-10
TAPER SETTING EXAMPLES 8-12
TAPER SETTINGS IN BRIEF – OPERATOR INPUT 8-13
MANUAL Z AXIS MACHINES 8-13
POWER Z AXIS MACHINES 8-13
TAPER SETTINGS IN BRIEF FOR 4 AXIS CUTTING (G74-G141) 8-13
MANUAL Z AXIS MACHINES 8-13
POWER Z AXIS MACHINES 8-13
NOTES CONCERNING TAPER CUTTING 8-14
FLUSH NOZZLES 8-14
WIRE TYPE CONSIDERATIONS 8-14
CONVERTING TO DECIMAL DEGREES 8-14
GRAPHICS COLORS 8-14
CHAPTER 9 PROGRAM FORMATTING 9-1