user button for taper feed on lathe / cnc compound rest
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:56 pm
hey, i would like to have a user button that runs a prescribed taper that has X and Z feed variables. not position
i am not sure if this exist already or what to even call it for a search
an electronic compound rest if you will.
i can do this now by setting the jog speeds and hitting both X and Z jogs at the same time but it is not to easy to achieve the angle and kinda wonky smacking 2 buttons at once
can an executive program run this from a user button jogging?
like have a text file on the desktop with a code for a X and Z feed command?
first thing is to have input variables to set the angle. example like 12" run and 2.5" rise. (carpentry lingo)
have a master Z jog feed and then a calculator thingy/part would need to output the correct feed speeds on the X to achieve this.
this is while holding the button like jogging.
example lol
i am not sure if this exist already or what to even call it for a search
an electronic compound rest if you will.
i can do this now by setting the jog speeds and hitting both X and Z jogs at the same time but it is not to easy to achieve the angle and kinda wonky smacking 2 buttons at once
can an executive program run this from a user button jogging?
like have a text file on the desktop with a code for a X and Z feed command?
first thing is to have input variables to set the angle. example like 12" run and 2.5" rise. (carpentry lingo)
have a master Z jog feed and then a calculator thingy/part would need to output the correct feed speeds on the X to achieve this.
this is while holding the button like jogging.
example lol
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#include "KMotionDef.h"
#1=[12.000] // Z run
#2=[0.100] // X rise
#3=[5.0] // main cut feed
Taper = [#2/#1] // how much rise to do while running, "Taper" is variable?
main ()
{
jog( -X F #3, +Z F(Taper) ); // use variable to set X feed speed?
}