We Turned Our CNC Mill into a Lathe

1. And when you measure it it was out of spec.

2. Ya I've done that!
   This is how u turn on a router

3. show me the mastercam data please~~~~~

4. Is there like a how to link on this?

5. Brilliant!!!

6. For a part I did, I used a lathe post processor, then divided all x values by 2 in g code editor, then changed the header and footer so the mill would like them. Works great.

7. Did you have to change anything in the Tormach Post Processor file to do the Millturning?

8. Can you increase the rotation number while moving toward the wp center ?

9. Anyone else thinking easy swiss-style machine? Unfortunately, threads would not be possible because the spindle could not synchronize with the tool to cut in the same path. The hardware may be there but the programming is not. You may be able to mount a die and use a tapping cycle.

10. next up: turning a lathe into a mill! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2cgoPpCmPc

11. Wow thats pretty cool!

12. Being a machinist is thinking out side of the box. Getting the job done in tolerance with whatever works. Great job!!!

13. We can also make CNC into VMC.

14. Ok now clamp a tool in the lathe chuck and make it a CNC mill 🙂

15. WoW～cool

16. Below is a video and programming example I came up with for single point threading using this technique.

    https://youtu.be/wUxGaYBq7cc

    ( SINGLE POINT THREADING, 7 PASSES, 20 TPI )
    
    G00 G80 G40
    
    G00 G112 X-0.5 Y0 ( G112 WORK COORDINATE SYSTEM FOR TOOL 2 )
    
    S490 M03 ( MAX 500 RPM FOR THREADING )
    
    G43 G00 H52 Z1. ( H52 TOOL LENGTH OFFSET FOR TOOL 2 )
    
    G01 Z0.1 F50.
    
    G76 X-0.205 Y0 Z-0.7 F24.5 R0.1 Q0.1
    
    X-0.2
    
    X-0.195
    
    X-0.19
    
    X-0.185
    
    X-0.18
    
    X-0.175
    
    G00 G80 Z1.
    
    G00 Z8.

17. Is G17 active? Or G18?

18. Is this even legal?

19. Hey Titans and so, I would like you to start to produce some unique clicker and bolt action pens for my collection.

20. Yall haven't upload a video since last week

21. I hate you

22. Why have I never thought of this ?

23. Wow amazing

24. How narrow did you turn that down to?

25. I've been a manager here in Torrance, CA for 20 years now at this facility. 14 years at General Dynamics prior. I'm looking for experienced multi-axis "LATHE" machinist. Please reply if anyone knows people looking for work!! We do the shit everyone else passes up. We are a top magnetic component manufacturing facility.

26. So when are you getting your first Metal 3D Printer???

27. Titan, I am a Manufacturing Engineer in a mid sized shop. We have an assortment of machines from large horizontals to small 30 year old Mori lathes. I've told many of the machine operators that want to learn programming about Titans of CNC, and a few of them have jumped into it. However bar FAR the largest issue I see in this trade is inspection, from basic all the way up to CMM and GD&T, and mostly with qualified quality techs with CMM programming know how. Someone who can use a CMM to measure parts/features, understand what the data means, and communicate what that data means back to a machinist to get parts corrected, and running on nominal. I think the industry would hugely benefit from a dedicated inspection/CMM/GD&T academy! Thanks for the quality content! And keep up the good work!

28. As you can see I made it 3 year ago https://youtu.be/WFdl9px6se8

29. Good when you run out of CNC lathes & only have CNC mills for delivering an urgent batch..

30. This is how I make some of the thumb studs on my folding knives. Works great in stainless as well ??

31. May not be very rigid but one pass on brass would have been the best way to go

32. Good to see some inclusion in your videos.

33. The man who taught me most of what I know showed me this once. I laughed when he mentioned it, but it's a surprisingly useful thing to know

34. This is something we have not seen before. A very innovative way of getting around any production problems if parts of your business are overwhelmed with work or are shut down. How would this setup affect production levels?

35. I've wanted to do something like this for ages, ever since I found out that the only CNC lathe on campus is only allowed to be used by the Prof. Would be interested to see how it could be done on the older systems we run.

36. I turn lathe into mill https://youtu.be/v_HRU3-Ly3w

37. Bonjour comment programmer vous avec mastercam ?? Post pro utilisé ??

38. show me the mastercam data please~~~~~

39. Can you comment name what is in your left hand? Plese

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