Category Archives: Fanuc

How To Format a Data Card on a Fanuc Control

Format a Data Card on a Fanuc Control yes that’s what were going to do. Now first of all I have a confession to make.

People often say to me how nice it is of me to write all these articles helping people with the shit they can’t do. Well sorry it’s not true actually I’m just a selfish bastard just like all the rest of you.

My only reason is that I have and always have had the memory of a goldfish. If you have ever had a goldfish and tried to train it (which I once did). I read books on it like “How to Train Your Goldfish in 3 Easy Steps”, for which I got a refund.

 

 

Anyway I digress. The reason you can’t train them is, not least of all because you can’t keep them out of the water too long, but they don’t remember a word you say. Fuck all, Jack shit.

So the minute they learn a nice trick they immediately forget it. It doesn’t bother them because they just forget that it bothered them.

Sorry no more about Goldfish.

Anyway its really easy to Format a Data Card on a Fanuc Control. You just hold in these two babies while switching it on.

Oh and make sure you have data card selected in your parameters.

Format a Data Card on a Fanuc Control

This is me doing it. Yes that’s my gnarled up old hand.

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Memory Card on a Fanuc Control PCMCIA

Category : Fanuc New Stuff

Memory Card on a Fanuc control, today I’m being totally selfish so please don’t read this article, it’s just for me.

I had this idea a while back. Every time I find something on a machine that I might forget, I would write a post about it.

Easy, when I google something it’s me.

In fact I get really pissed off now if I google something to do with CNC machines  and I don’t find my own article.

These are things I don’t want to forget but usually do.

Now I don’t mean stuff like shitting at the back of someone’s filing cabinet or nicking the soap out of the toilets.

No no no I mean stuff like Fanuc Parameters that I might forget or little tricks n tips on some obscure control.

I  mean sometimes I just want to forget everything but we wont talk about that in case you do want to use me for training.

I know I’m old and decrepit but in fact I’ve always had a bad memory.

I’ve always lost things. My mate used to say to me “you’d lose your bollocks if they weren’t in a sack”

He was a Brummie and he had a way with words (bless you Roy if you’re out there).

Where the fuck did this idea come from that Brummies are thick? My mate Eddie had this incredibly sharpe witt. Oh and he could fix anything, many a time I called him out to fix my old mini van.

It broke down everyday so I relied on him quite a lot.

I mean posh people break down in their cars and don’t have a fuckin clue what to do. I mean if you were on a dessert island who would you want with you Jacob Rees-Mog and Boris Johnson or my two mates Eddie and Roy.

I mean Eddie would build you a raft in 20 minutes and Roy could build a mud hut quicker than DIY SOS. Oh and he could fish too so you’d have a hot meal.

Boris would be reciting Shakespeare and Jacob would be reading from the bible and asking for his butler.

As much as I like Shakespeare (I have all their records)

Stuck on a dessert island, first thing I’d want is a hot meal and then I’d want to fuck off on a raft back to Barwell..

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Cutting Feed-Rate 0% Fanuc Parameter 1401

Messing With Parameters Can Be Fatal!!!!!

Unlock Programs Fanuc Parameter, first of all you’ll need to go to the setting screen and change the parameter write box to a 1.

Cutting Feed-Rate 0% No Movement

When you set you feed-rate override to 0% the machine will not move. Some operators like to use this when proving out a program

All you need to do is make Bit 4 of parameter 1401 into a 1 and the machine will not move even in rapid.

Bits n Bobs

When counting the bits in parameters you count from right to left so the first one on the right is bit 0 or sometimes known as #0

Parameters You may Need to Change

 

1300 Stops over travel alarm

1401 Cutting Feed-Rate 0% stops movement of machine

3101 Clear Screen

3203 Clear MDI Screen

3204 Unlock Program 9000 to 9999 and 8000 to 8999 to Edit

3291 Wear Offset requires Key to Adjust

3401 Calculator Type Decimal Point or Integer

3402 G Codes that are Active When The machine is Turned On

5003 Retain Geometry when you Press Reset

6005 Allows the Use of Local Subroutines (Newer Control)

6050-6059  Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with a G Code

6080-6089 Allows you to Call a 9000 series Program with An M Code

8134 3453 allows you to use ,R and ,C (Rads and Chamfers)

That’s it away you go.

Oh just one other thing before you go off and cripple your machine forever.

Do yourself a favour take a picture of the screen before you change a parameter. If you aint got a camera then you must have a piece of paper.

Even better back everything up.

Thanks

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G92 Threading Single Line Method

G92 threading Cycle is something that concerns me. It’s sadly neglected. Now I know you’re probably saying “no one uses that old shit anymore”

Well you could be wrong.

G92 Threading works exactly the same as G76 except you need to programme every pass. This would be a pain in the arse but hear me out.

The Haas G76 cycle does not have any facility for a spring pass. This is where you add extra cuts at the end of a threading cycle to take out any metal left from the tool pushing off.

On a Fanuc control you can put these extra spring passes in as part of the G76 cycle.

Read this if you need to know more.

If you want this on your Haas control or an old Fanuc control then you can do this.

G76 X16.93 Z-25. K1.534 D.485 F2.5

G92 X16.93 Z-25.
X16.93
X16.93

Just add the G92 after your G76 cycle and whatever X figure you want to go to.

The G92 is modal so you will need a G0 move to cancel it. The code above would give you three spring passes.

Here is a load more interesting stuff.

I hope you have enjoyed reading this article.

Thanks for watching and reading

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Fanuc Editing Copy and Paste

Fanuc Editing Oi Model D. This does vary on the age of your control this article is for a newer control (Fanuc Oi Model D).

Read this article if you want to see Fanuc Editing 18i (older control) or this one for older Oi control  copy and paste.

Now I’ll warn you that it’s not a simple process but if you get into the habit of using it you’ll never leave home without it.

I am definitely not going to rant on and on about why all these simple procedures were not introduced years and years ago. Why has the editing on CNC controls generally been so shit over the years?

I am also not going to rant and and whinge about how fuckin complicated it all is.

I mean bloody hell all I want is to take this shit here and join it to the end of this shit here.

I’m not asking  for an “X Factor Audition Here” (Simon if you are reading this my contact details are above) I only write this crap to try and make some money, my really passion is singing and exotic dancing in my underwear. I really want this Simon, just one chance is all I need.

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