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HEIDENHAIN TNC 426 (280 476) Pilot User Manual

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Pockets, Studs, and Slots

SLOT WITH RECIPROCATING PLUNGE-CUT (210)

The cutter diameter must be no larger than the width of the

slot, and no smaller than one third!

CYCL DEF: Select Cycle 210 SLOT RECIP. PLNG

Set-up clearance: Q200

Depth – Distance between workpiece surface and bottom of hole:

Q201
Feed rate for milling: Q207

Pecking depth: Q202

Machining operation (0/1/2) – 0 = roughing and finishing,

1 = roughing only, 2 = finishing only: Q215
Surface coordinate: Q203

2nd set-up clearance: Q204

Center in 1st axis: Q216

Center in 2nd axis: Q217

First side length: Q218

Second side length: Q219

Angle of rotation (angle by with the slot is rotated): Q224

Infeed for finishing: Q338

The TNC automatically pre-positions the tool in the tool axis and in the

working plane. During roughing the tool plunges obliquely into the

metal in a back-and-forth motion between the ends of the slot. Pilot

drilling is therefore unnecessary.