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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
EMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
EMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
Steps
1.
Decide the order of machining. This part can be held in a vise. First we will drill the two
holes and then we will mill the slot.
2.
Decide the Absolute reference. In this case we will use the lower left corner as our 0 location
for X and Y. For the Z axis, our zero will be the top of the part.
3.
Enter the Program Mode. If there is already a program in the current memory, go into the
Program In/Out Mode and press the CLEAR CURRENT softkey. (You may want to store the
program in current memory first.)
4.
Assign a part number. When there is no program in the current memory, the system will
prompt for a program part number as soon as it goes into Program Mode. Enter a numeric
part number (or not, if you don't want one) and press SET.
5.
Program the first hole.
Prompt
You push these keys
SELECT EVENT
POSN/DRILL
SELECT
DRILL
DRILL or BORE
1 SET
X
.75 ABS SET
Y
2. ABS SET
Z Rapid
.1 ABS SET
Z End
-.1 ABS SET
# of Pecks
3 SET
Z Feedrate
10 SET
Tool #
1 INC or ABS SET
Tool Dia
.1 INC or ABS SET
Notes:
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For the non-referenced data, either SET key will do.
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This first tool is a center drill. For the Drill Event, the program will run without a tool
diameter, but one may be entered as a reminder.
7.
Program the second hole.
Prompt
You push these keys
SELECT EVENT
POSN/DRILL
SELECT
DRILL
DRILL or BORE
1 SET
X
1 INC SET
Y
0 INC SET
Z Rapid
0 INC SET
Z End
0 INC SET
# of Pecks
3 SET
Z Feedrate
10 SET
Tool #
1 INC or ABS SET
Tool Dia
.1 INC or ABS SET
Notes:
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For the dimensions, it was handy to read these right off the print and put them in as
incremental moves from the previous hole. We could have also programmed using X =
1.75 ABS SET and Y = 2.0 ABS SET, Z RAPID = 0.1. Z END = -0.1.
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The INC SET for the Tool # and Tool Diameter were taken as "use the data from the
previous event."
Event 2
Event 1