CNC Live Threading

[mcconecue]

I am still trying to learn some things on my Cnc. Still a newb with CNC.

I'm using Mach3. I'm looking for any info on moving to threading on my diy CNC machine.

It is a 4 axis machine. I can remove inlay spindle and use my pc router for threading.

Are there some sources for learning or can someone provide some info on setup and programming. Is anyone using canned threading program in Mach?

Also looking for a good source for Thread Mills.

Any info is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Dan

 

[Mc2]

I am still trying to learn some things on my Cnc. Still a newb with CNC.

I'm using Mach3. I'm looking for any info on moving to threading on my diy CNC machine.

It is a 4 axis machine. I can remove inlay spindle and use my pc router for threading.

Are there some sources for learning or can someone provide some info on setup and programming. Is anyone using canned threading program in Mach?

Also looking for a good source for Thread Mills.

Any info is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Dan

Dan, thread milling should be easy. You are simply moving into the tennon with your cutter then move the X axis simulaniously with the A axis. It is not hard. If you want a 10 threads per inch then the G code wold look like:

G01 X1 A3600 F 3

Now you will want to turn off the roll over feature in Mach 3 for the rotary axis.

Jim.