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I Love Guide i

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Now I know in the past I have been inclined to say some pretty rude things about Fanuc Manual guide.

Well today I’m here to make amends please Mr Fanuke, as the Americans call him, forgive me it was pure ignorance.

Right now that’s out the way. I could write a massive blog about all the shit things but no there are some great things.

I think the more you learn about something the more you seem to like it. Like all these people who slag off electric cars, funny how they have never actually bought one. I have one and I love it.

Let me make a amends today so it;s official “I Love Guide i”

Manual Guide i is great for editing, fixed forms are awesome and graphics are less crap than all the others.

I Love Guide i, Some things you might not know

You can click on a tool like in this picture T1260 then press INPUT

I Love Guide i

And it will jump to the tool file.

I Love Guide i

Now try clicking on an M code and press INPUT.

I Love Guide i

Wow an M code list comes up. I recon that’s impressive and very useful to boot.

I Love Guide i

I you have it and you don’t use it then you bloody well should. another reason is that when you click on a G code or M code down the bottom left it tell you what it is. Don’t you just love it. Oh and one more thing if you can be arsed to put all your tool descriptions in it will tell you what they are too.I Love Guide i

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  • What are Program numbers
  • (N) numbers
  • Using Sub Programs
  • G codes G0 G1 G2 G3
  • Drilling and tapping cycles G73 G81 G83 G84
  • (M )Codes
  • How to Program in Absolute or Incremental.
  • G54 to G59 G Codes for Offsets .
  • Length Offsets for tools.
  • Reference return using G28 or G53.
  • Tool Compensation Using G42 G41.

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How to program a CNC machine

  • You will be able to program a CNC Milling Machine.
  • Drill and tap holes.
  • Mill simple shapes.
  • Mill pockets.
  • Check and edit programs.
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How to Use FANUC Manual Guide i Engraving Doosan Lynx

FANUC Manual Guide i Engraving on a Doosan Lynx 300M

FANUC Manual Guide i engraving is one of those things that often looks more complicated than it really is.

Now I admit to having a few “issues” with Manual Guide i  but when it comes to engraving I have to admit it’s quire simple.

Not well explained, sorry I’m doing it again. Anyway once you get how it works and what it wants to know it’s easy

If you have a CNC lathe with a C axis and driven tooling, you can do much more than turn diameters and face components. You can mill flats, drill cross holes and engrave text directly onto the component.

Loads and loads of shit. So much fun without taking down your pants.

On the Doosan Lynx 300M, you can engrave on the front face of a component or wrap the engraving around its outside diameter. It can be straight across the front face or rotated around it.

FANUC Manual Guide i engraving

This type of C-axis engraving is ideal for adding:

  • Part numbers
  • Batch numbers
  • Serial numbers
  • Company names
  • Material specifications
  • Inspection references
  • Simple identification marks
  • And the most common which is rude comments to make your mates laugh

Manual Guide i makes the process quite straightforward. You can create the engraving conversationally rather than calculating and programming every individual movement yourself.

FANUC describes Manual Guide i as a conversational programming system for turning, milling and combined machining applications. You can read more about its capabilities on the official FANUC Manual Guide i website.

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Loading Tools on a Doosan DNM

 

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There are several ways of Loading Tools on a Doosan DNM. The first is the most simple. Don’t forget this is random tool changer so it’s no good looking in the tool drum. Read this article first if you don’t understand how a random tool changer works.

Just call out the tool you want for example T6 M6 and then load your tool. Your tool has now become T6.

M45 To The Rescue

The other way of Loading Tools on a Doosan DNM is to use M45

Loading Tools on a Doosan DNM Access Tool Table

So to acces the tool table on a Doosan DNM press this button.

Doosan Tool Drum

This screen is displayed.

Loading Tools on a Doosan DNM

Press TOOL DATA button

Loading Tools on a Doosan DNM

This is your tool table that tells you where everything is in the Doosan Tool Drum.

This tells me that T20 (Too20) is in pocket 3 (P003).

Loading Tools on a Doosan DNM

Love It Or Leave It

From this screen you can decide what tools you want to keep and what tools you want to replace.

It’s a good idea to keep an actual list of what tools are in your machine.

If I wanted to use pocket three then call it in MDI tool 20 (M6 T20).

Doosan Tool Drum

Now you can load your tool, if the pocket is empty, or exchange it with this tool.

Loading Tools on a Doosan DNM

This button will release the tool if you are in a manual mode.

The tool can be heavy or stick in the spindle so be prepared for it to drop. It may be heavy so you could put a piece of wood under it to support i

From now on your tool will be tool 20 (T20).

Please don’t call it anything else because it will just ignore you.

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CNC Course

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