ACU-RITE MILLPWRG2 - Manual (Page 147)

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8.1 Milling and Dr
illing
Selecting A Tool
The first step for a program is to choose the tool that will be used to
begin the machining. For this example, a 1/4” diameter FLAT END
MILL will be used as an example.
 Press the DRO/PGM key to enter PGM mode.
 Press the Program Steps soft key.
 Press the Tool soft key to open the SET TOOL
Dialogue.
 In the SET TOOL dialogue the cursor defaults to the SIZE:
DIAMETER field. Enter 0.25 in the SIZE / DIAMETER field.
 Select the unit of measure using the Inch or MM soft keys if a change
is required.
 ARROW DOWN to highlight the TOOL TYPE field. The LENGTH: field will
be left blank.
 With the TOOL TYPE field highlighted, press the Tool Types soft key
to open the TOOL TYPE drop down menu.
 ARROW DOWN to highlight the FLAT END MILL.
 Press the ENTER key to select the tool.
Though in most cases, pressing the ENTER key will enter
the data into the field, and place the cursor into the next
field, the ARROW keys will be used in these steps for
navigation, and entering data.
In most dialogues that contain a drop down menu, there
are soft keys available for choosing a selection. These
examples will refer to the use of the soft keys when
available.