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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK KMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK KMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
4.1.5 Emergency Stop 22
4.2 Machine Operation 22
4.2.1 Spindle On/Off, Forward/Reverse 22
4.2.2 Table, Saddle, Knee and Column Gib Locks 24
4.2.3 Raising/Lowering the Knee 24
4.2.4 Spindle Brake 24
4.2.5 Draw Bar 24
4.2.6 High-Low-Neutral Level 24
4.2.7 Speed Changes 25
4.2.8 Operating the Quill 25
4.2.9 Adjusting the Quill Stop 25
4.2.10 Power Feed Engagement Lever 25
4.2.11 Fine Feed Direction Shaft 26
4.2.12 Quill Feed Selector 26
4.2.13 Feed Trip Lever 27
4.2.14 Fine Hand Quill Feed 27
4.2.15 Fine Automatic Quill Feed 27
4.3 Three-Axis Changes to the Head 27
4.4 Coolant Pump / Spray Coolant 27
5.0 Definitions, Terms & Concepts 28
5.1 ProtoTRAK KMX Axis Conventions 28
5.2 Part Geometry and Tool Path Programming 28
5.3 Planes and Vertical Planes 29
5.4 Absolute & Incremental Reference 29
5.4.1 Some Rules for Incremental Reference Positions 29
5.5 Referenced and Non-Referenced Data 30
5.6 Tool Diameter Compensation 31
5.7 Tool Diameter Compensation when Contouring in Z with Part Geometry 31
5.8 Connective Events 33
5.9 Conrad 33
5.10 Memory and Storage, Virus Protection, Microsoft Updates 33
6.0 Using the ProtoTRAK KMX as a DRO 35
6.1 Enter DRO Mode 35
6.2 DRO Functions 35
6.3 Jog 36
6.4 Return to Absolute Zero 36
6.5 Teach 37
6.5.1 Entering Teach Data 37
6.6 GO TO (TRAKing / Electronic Handwheel Option) 38
6.7 Tool # 38
6.8 Power Feed 38
7.0 Programming 40
7.1 Enter Program Mode and Assign a Program Name 40