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Haas CNC Control – What’s Improved and What Still Works

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Haas CNC Control – Still Some Clever Ideas After All These Years

I first started training people on the Haas CNC control back in 1995, and at the time it was an absolute game changer.

Not quite in the same way as when I first saw Mazatrol, the Mazak conversational software, which was stunning to say the least. Haas impressed me for different reasons.

What Haas effectively did was take the familiar Fanuc-style control and put it on steroids. A very clever move.

Editing was miles better. Copy and paste — wow! Programs were easy to copy, and program restart was, and in my opinion still is, one of the best systems around. Compare that with Fanuc, where restarting a program can still feel unnecessarily painful.

On a Haas, you could move the cursor to where you wanted in the program and hit Cycle Start. Simple.

And then there were the little things.

When an axis reached the end of its travel, it just stopped. No alarm-induced panic, no turning on the smoke alarms or sprinkler system. It just plain old stopped.

I’m also pretty sure Haas were one of the first to fit a coolant wash-down hose as standard. Ostensibly this was for cleaning down the machine, although its more important use was soaking your unsuspecting mate on the machine next door.

It even had a tray for your coffee cup and a clip for the airline. Someone had clearly spent time using the machine tools Gene Haas I think.

Tool changing was easy too. No M6 T1 followed by an end-of-block. Just input T1 and press ATC Forward.

Fanuc, meanwhile, can seemingly find a way of punishing you for forgetting an EOB.

Haas CNC control

 

Has the Haas CNC Control Lost Some of That Innovation?

All that said, I can’t help thinking that some of that original innovative approach became a little jaded over the years.

However, I recently worked on a very new VF-2 and noticed a few rather clever features that I really liked. I don’t know how long some of these have been available, but they certainly caught my attention.

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Manual Lathe Warco GH 1439

Category : Manual Turning New Stuff

Makes a pleasant change to go back to basic on a simple manual lathe with a DRO (Digital Readout).

I think simple is definitely the wrong word as the level of skill needed to operate this little beast is very high. We are talking years of practice and developed skill.

Now I’m definitely gonna get trolled for this but most of the skill is no longer needed, just buy a CNC.

It is much better when you have a readout DRO (Digital Readout).

DRO (Digital Readout)

Trolled? I don’t even know what it means I just know it’s a bad thing on the internet and it hurts. The only troll I know of is in a fairy tale I used to read to my children. 
Great story about some geezer under a bridge terrifying kids, what could be better?

Yes so sometimes it’s hard to let go of some of these hand skills we don’t need. But what these machines definitely do well is get you used to cutting metal and the overall feel of it.

If it’s a hard material you fuckin know.

Switch It On This Manual Lathe with DRO (Digital Readout)

To turn on this machine is easy just flick the isolator round.Manual Lathe

Make sure both Estops are cleared there is one at each end, rotate to release.

The DRO (digital readout has its own switch at the back you may need to flick this over, and after a few seconds it will burst into life.

Safety First

The yellow pedal is your big mate on a Manual Lathe. Press him at anytime and the machine will stop dead. In any dodgy situation keep your foot over this ready.

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G130 Doosan Lynx 300M – Set the G30 Position

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G130 on a Doosan Lynx 300M – Setting the G30 Position

Doosan Lynx 300M G130

On a Doosan Lynx 300M, G130 can be used to set the machine’s G30 second reference position.

The interesting part is that G130 is not doing the work itself.

Read on if you are scared of fucking with parameters.

On this machine:

G130

calls:

O9019

This is done using Fanuc parameter 6059.

If parameter 6059 contains:

130

then G130 calls macro O9019.

Doosan Lynx 300M G130

What Does O9019 Do?

The macro reads the position you added to G130 and writes it into Fanuc parameter 1241.

Parameter 1241 stores the second reference position, normally associated with:

G30 P2

So instead of manually entering the position into parameter 1241, you can enter it on the G130 line:

G130 X200. Z200.

Simple.

This is called a G Code Alias read about it here

How It Works

G130 X200. Z200.
↓
Parameter 6059
↓
O9019
↓
Your X200. Z200. position
↓
Parameter 1241
↓
G30 second reference position

Setting the Position

  1. Reference the machine.
  2. Jog the turret to the required position.
  3. Check that the position is safe.
  4. Record the existing parameter 1241 values just as a safety precaution.
  5. You could even take a screen shot.
  6. Add you new position to G130 for example G130 X200. Z200.
  7. Check parameter 1241.
  8. Test the G30 move at a low rapid override.
  9. (G30 U0 W0)

Why Use G130?

It is quicker than manually typing coordinates into parameter 1241 and reduces the chance of entering the wrong value.

It also gives the setter a very simple command:

G130 X200. Z200. (set my G30 position here)

It’s Permanent

Yes it stays in forever unless you change it. Therefore you don’t have to keep writing G130 in a program if you always use the same position.

If you are scared of fucking with parameters then this is your answer. Change the G30 position and no one dies.

Important

G130 is a custom G-code alias on this machine. Do not assume it performs the same function on every Fanuc-controlled machine it will not.

This is a Doosan specific command. Now you know how you could add it to any machine, see end of article for full code.

Also, back up your parameters and macros before changing anything.

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Onsite Doosan CNC Training UK – Hands-On Courses

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CNC Programming Training

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Learn to Program CNC Machines with Confidence

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CNC (Computer Numerical Control) programming is an essential skill for machinists, engineers, and manufacturers looking to improve precision, efficiency, and automation in machining. Whether you’re new to CNC or looking to advance your skills, these CNC programming training courses provide hands-on learning with real machines and industry-standard software.

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•3-axis, 4-axis, and 5-axis programming

•Advanced cycles and macros

3. Mill-Turn and Multi-Axis CNC Training

•Programming for complex mill-turn machines

•Synchronising milling and turning operations

•Live tooling and sub-spindle programming

4. Hands-On Training with Real Machines

•Practical exercises on CNC mills and lathes

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