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.