Machinist Tips and Tricks

This category contains a variety of machining and machinist tips and tricks derive from our 25+ years of real world chipmaking.

Fanuc Macro Programming Training Series [ Part 8 – Video Tutorials #3 ]

As we continue our Fanuc Macro Programming Series … we are beginning to put the previous information to work “in the real world”. In these two video tutorials … we will create macros for holes-on-a-line examples using some simple examples of illustration. See you next post … where we will get even more REAL WORLD

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Fanuc Macro Programming Training Series [ Part 7 – Arithmetic Video Tutorial ]

On the heels of our successful video #1 … we’re going to “Kick It Up A Notch”!! … with an arithmetic function tutorial. Again … please make sure you understand what’s happening here so we can move on in later posts. Making Chips? … why not make it an Arithmetic Macro !! Kenney Skonieczny –

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Fanuc Macro Programming Training Series [ Part 5 Arithmetic Functions / Control Commands ]

The power of the Custom Macro language lies in the use of a variety of arithmetic functions within the custom macro body. This features gives the user the power to re-define and re-calculate the values of variables “on the fly.” This post is meant as a brief explanation and overall view of some of these

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Fanuc Macro Programming Training Series [ Part 4 – System Variables ]

The last type of Fanuc Macro Variables we will cover in our series are called SYSTEM VARIABLES. System Variables are fixed variables and read and reflect on conditions or values found somewhere in the CNC system. There are a variety of System Variables available to the user but they can for the most part be classified

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Fanuc Macro Programming Training Series [ Part 3 – Local and Common Variables ]

Part #3 in our Fanuc Macro Programming Series is dealing a little bit more in-depth with the definition and use of Local Variables and Common Variables LOCAL VARIABLES : Local Variables are so named because they are used “locally” in a macro program. This means that the value of the local variable is retained only

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Fanuc Macro Programming Training Series [ Part 2 – Variables ]

What Are Variables The Fanuc Custom Macro language uses a variety of what are called VARIABLES in the language. Variables can perform a variety of chores in the language, their main job is to carry and gather data for use in the macro program. A Variable always begins with the # sign, followed by a number. For

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