I need to rotate the tool in the spindle when the program calls for a tool change, but Dialog has it locked.
I need to line up the tool bit after a boring pass, then move the tool head a few thou away from the tool bit before the boring head is retracted. This was a good suggestion made by Ross. It works fine in mode 7 but in mode 8 I can't find a way to release the spindle. I tried setting the speed to zero in the same block where the tool change is called, but it didn't help.I also tried using M00 instead of a tool change, no difference.
I guess if there is no way to do it, I can just reverse direction and bore the cylinder again on the way up, but that only solves half the problem (I still need to adjust the boring head for the next pass, which also uses a tool change, the way the program is currently written).
Another question I have related to boring: should I use M21 & M23 to lock the X&Y axes during boring in Z? Will it result in a more accurate bore?
-Dave
I need to line up the tool bit after a boring pass, then move the tool head a few thou away from the tool bit before the boring head is retracted. This was a good suggestion made by Ross. It works fine in mode 7 but in mode 8 I can't find a way to release the spindle. I tried setting the speed to zero in the same block where the tool change is called, but it didn't help.I also tried using M00 instead of a tool change, no difference.
I guess if there is no way to do it, I can just reverse direction and bore the cylinder again on the way up, but that only solves half the problem (I still need to adjust the boring head for the next pass, which also uses a tool change, the way the program is currently written).
Another question I have related to boring: should I use M21 & M23 to lock the X&Y axes during boring in Z? Will it result in a more accurate bore?
-Dave