Re: EMC and lathes?

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jon Elson <elson@...> wrote:

>We also have CSS operation,
> radius/diameter programming, etc. There are several Harding HNC and
> CHNC machines running, as well as
> others. Some people are now working on live tooling and other exotic stuff.

Jon or others,

OK, what is a CSS operation?

I never understood diameter approach until I got the Haas lathe. Now it makes so much sense that I have no clue how I did lathe work before. Glad to see that is there.

So how far along is live tooling. That is another of those features that until you use it, you don't realize the value. Now I could not imagine machining without.

Does the lathe mode support threading? If so what about multi start threads? Looking at doing some small parts where I would prefer to set up a small lathe. But it will require multi start threading.

Thanks,

Tim Goldstein
A2Z Corp
A2Z CNC division
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