Specifications

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TRAK LPM Programming, Safety, & Operating Manual

PITCH - the distance from one thread to the next in inches or mm. It is equal to one

divided by the number of threads per inch. For example, the pitch for a 1/4-20 screw is 1

 20 = .05 inches

RPM: spindle RPM

Tool #: is the tool number you assign

8.12 THREAD MILL Event

To program a Thread Mill Event press the THREAD MILL soft key. This event includes

an automatic move in and out by 0.050” of the thread. Prompts in the Thread Mill Event:

X CENTER: the X dimension of the center of the thread

Y CENTER: the Y dimension of the center of the thread

Z RAPID: the Z dimension where the Z rapid feed slows to Z program feed

Z BEGIN: the Z dimension where the threading pass begins

Z END: the Z bottom of the thread

DIRECTION: clockwise or counterclockwise

PITCH: the distance from one thread to the next in inches or mm. It is equal to one

divided by the number of threads per inch. For example, the pitch for a 1/4-20 screw is

1/20 = .05 inches

MAJOR DIA: the largest diameter of the thread (the root for an ID thread, the crest for an

OD thread)

MINOR DIA: the smallest diameter of the thread (the root for an OD thread, the crest for

an ID thread)

SIDE: input 1 for inside, 2 for outside

ANGLE: the angle the tool feeds into the beginning depth

# PASSES: - the number of passes to cut the thread to its final depth

FIN CUT: width of the finish cut. If 0 is input, there is no finish cut.

Z FEEDRATE: is the Z feedrate from Z rapid to Z end in in/min from .1 to 700, or

mm/min from 5 to 17780

XYZ FEEDRATE: The feedrate of XYZ along the path of the helix.

If something other than 0 is input for finish cut, the following prompt appears:

FIN FEEDRATE: the milling feedrate for the finish cut.

RPM: is the spindle RPM for the event. INC SET will use the RPM of the previous

event.

FIN RPM: is the spindle RPM for the finish cut.

TOOL#: is the tool number you assign.

8.13 PAUSE Events

The purpose of the Pause Event is to allow you to program a stop condition within the

program. The Pause event will stop the program where it ended at the previous event. If

you open the door during a Pause Event the spindle and coolant will turn off