Using the Tormach PCNC Duality Lathe Programmer's and Operator's Guide to the Duality Lathe © 2008 Tormach® LLC All Rights Reserved Questions or comments? Please email us at: PCNC Duality Lathe Manual [email protected] Part Number 31023 – Rev A1-2 Preface Using Tormach PCNC Duality Lathe ii 301023 Rev A1-2 Contents 1. Preface................................................................................................7 1.1 Manual Overview...............................................................................................................7 1.2 Safety..................................................................................................................................7 1.2.1 Safety Publications..............................................................................................................7 1.2.2 Operator Safety....................................................................................................................7 1.2.3 Electrical Safety...................................................................................................................9 1.3 Performance Expectations.................................................................................................9 1.3.1 Cutting Ability.....................................................................................................................9 1.3.2 Understanding Accuracy....................................................................................................10 1.3.3 Resolution, Accuracy and Repeatability of the PCNC.........................................................10 1.4 Scope and Intellectual Property.......................................................................................10 1.5 Nomenclature...................................................................................................................11 2. Unpacking & Installation.................................................................13 2.1 Unpacking & Preparing for Use......................................................................................13 2.2 Manual Mode Installation................................................................................................14 2.2.1 Setting the Duality Lathe onto the Chip Tray......................................................................14 2.3 CNC Installation..............................................................................................................14 2.3.1 Mounting the Duality Lathe to the PCNC 1100...................................................................14 2.3.2 Electrical Connections.......................................................................................................15 2.3.3 Quick Change Tool Post Installation..................................................................................17 2.3.4 Installing the Machine Control Software.............................................................................18 3. Familiarization with Lathe Controls................................................19 3.1 Overview..........................................................................................................................19 3.1.1 Headstock..........................................................................................................................19 3.1.2 Running Gear....................................................................................................................19 3.1.3 Tailstock............................................................................................................................19 3.1.4 Carriage.............................................................................................................................19 3.2 Headstock and Spindle.....................................................................................................20 3.2.1 3-Jaw Chuck and other Work Holding................................................................................20 3.2.2 Backgear............................................................................................................................21 3.2.3 Speed, Direction and E-Stop..............................................................................................21 3.2.4 Running Gear for Manual Threading and Self-acting Feed..................................................22 3.2.5 Spindle Indexing Clamp.....................................................................................................22 3.3 Tailstock...........................................................................................................................23 3.4 Carriage and Manual Toolpost........................................................................................23 3.4.1 Controls.............................................................................................................................23 3.4.2 Toolpost options................................................................................................................24 3.4.3 Configuration for CNC Operation......................................................................................24 3.5 Quick-change CNC Tool-post and Tool-holders.............................................................25 4. Making your First CNC Part.............................................................27 4.1 First Part Overview.........................................................................................................27 Preface 4.2 Setting up the Stock and the Tool....................................................................................27 4.2.1 Mechanical setup...............................................................................................................27 4.2.2 Software familiarization.....................................................................................................27 4.2.3 Setting the tool center height..............................................................................................29 4.2.4 Setting work coordinates....................................................................................................30 4.3 Loading and Previewing the code....................................................................................32 4.4 Cutting the Bishop...........................................................................................................33 5. Manual turning.................................................................................35 5.1 E-Stop circuitry................................................................................................................35 5.2 Adjusting Tool Bit Height................................................................................................35 5.3 Turning............................................................................................................................35 5.3.1 Turning manually...............................................................................................................35 5.3.2 Turning with Power Feed...................................................................................................36 5.4 Facing...............................................................................................................................36 5.5 Turning Angles................................................................................................................37 5.5.1 Compound Slide Rotation..................................................................................................37 6. Routes from an Idea to a Part.........................................................39 6.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................39 6.2 Using Visicycles................................................................................................................39 6.2.1 Turning a length to size......................................................................................................40 6.2.2 Facing the end of stock......................................................................................................41 6.2.3 Facing and setting Z to zero...............................................................................................41 6.2.4 Storing data for multiple operations....................................................................................42 6.2.5 Cutoff Visicycle.................................................................................................................42 6.2.6 Chamfer Visicycle.............................................................................................................42 6.2.7 Thread Visicycle................................................................................................................42 6.3 Using Code Written by Wizards......................................................................................43 6.3.1 Turning Wizards................................................................................................................44 6.3.2 Threading Wizard..............................................................................................................46 6.3.2.1 Thread depth............................................................................................................46 6.3.2.2 Tool change.............................................................................................................46