G76 Cutting Methods P1-P4

P1 - Single Edge Cutting, Cutting Amount constant (Default). P2 - Double Edge Cutting, Cutting Amount constant. * P3 - Single Edge Cutting, Cutting De t! constant. * P" - Double Edge Cutting, Cutting De t! constant. *
*(P2-P" not a#ailable befo$e soft%a$e #e$. &.'()

Soft%a$e 3e$. &.'(

)*& +,-EAD./) /-PASS met!od P2, P3, P" (added to ,AAS 0at!e soft%a$e 122''") .n all $e#ious #e$sions, )*& 450+.P0E +,-EAD C5++./) !ad onl6 P1 a#ailable.

P1 and P3 bot! allo% fo$ single edge t!$eading, t!e diffe$ence is t!at %it! P3 6ou get a constant de t! cut %it! e#e$6 ass. Simila$l6, P2 o$ P" o tions allo% fo$ double edge cutting t!oug!, P" is %it! a constant de t! cut e#e$6 ass. 7ased on indust$6 e8 e$ience, double edge cutting using P2 ma6 gi#e su e$io$ t!$eading $esults.

More detailed P1-P4 Information

P1 - Single Edge Cutting, Cutting Amount constant is dec$easing t!e de t! of eac! ass, as t!e t!$ead $ofile gets dee e$, %!ile cutting amount $emains constant. +!is single edge cutting is dec$easing t!e de t! %!ile maintaining a consistent fo$ce on t!e cutting edge b6 9ee ing t!e effecti#e c!i a$ea balanced, as a g$eate$ lengt! of t!e inse$t flan9s a$e engaged dee e$ into t!e t!$ead $ofile.

(G76 with an A60) P1 is default and t!e onl6 one t!at %as a#ailable befo$e #e$. &.'( soft%a$e. :!en P1 is acti#e, 6ou ma6 c!oose to define an ;A< in t!e )*& line fo$ t!e angle t!at t!e tool needs to be mac!ining in at. Do not ente$ a decimal oint %it! an ;A< command in a )*&.

()*& using A(1 and on decimal) An A&' is commonl6 used in a )*& line, o$ A(1 is sometimes bette$, so as not to !a#e t!e non-cutting edge d$agging do%n side of t!$ead.

(G76 with no A) .f an ;A< is not defined, t!en it %ill be mac!ining st$aig!t in on t!e t!$ead, and usuall6 !a#e a less desi$able t!$ead cutting action. !ote= D s ecifies t!e de t! of t!e fi$st cut. Eac! successi#e cut is dete$mined b6 t!e e>uation of "#s$uare root of ! % " %!e$e / is t!e numbe$ of asses along t!e t!$ead. +!e leading edge of t!e cutte$ does t!e all cutting. +o calculate t!e ? osition of eac! ass 6ou !a#e to ta9e t!e sum of all t!e $e#ious asses, measu$ed f$om t!e sta$t oint t!e ? #alue of eac! ass.

P& @ "ou'le Edge Cutting, cutting amount constant

is fo$ a double edge cutting )*& %it! a constant cutting amount and is $obabl6 t!e most desi$able t!$ead cutting condition. !ote( Aou must ente$ in an A command fo$ t!e angle of t!e t!$ead fo$ P2 and P" #alues to %o$9 co$$ectl6 in e$fo$ming t!e double edge cutting. :!en c!anging a P #alue %it!in a )*&, $un t!e $og$am in )$a !ics fi$st. 7ecause selecting diffe$ent P #alues %ill affect t!e cutting at! in t!e t!$ead c6cle. Sim l6 c!ange t!e P #alue in a )*& command and %atc! it in g$a !ics. Aou %ill clea$l6 see !o% it affects t!e cutting action t!at t!e t!$ead ta9es.

P2 - Double Edge Cutting, Cutting Amount constant. (/ot a#ailable on soft%a$e befo$e #e$. &.'()

P) - Single Edge Cutting, Cutting "e*th constant - +!e least desi$able met!od of infeed, (unless
t!e mate$ial is $elati#el6 eas6 to mac!ine). E8 oses t!e nose of t!e inse$t to t!e !ig!est st$esses and usuall6 $oduces t!e least fa#o$able c!i . +!is met!od does not maintain a consistent fo$ce on t!e cutting edge and c$eates an unbalanced c!i , !a#ing a g$eate$ lengt! of t!e inse$t flan9s engaged dee e$ into t!$ead $ofile.

Dec$easing (P1 andP2) de t! maintains a mo$e consistent fo$ce on t!e cutting edge b6 9ee ing t!e effecti#e c!i a$ea balanced, as a g$eate$ lengt! of t!e inse$t flan9s a$e engaged dee e$ into t!e t!$ead $ofile. 4an6 cutting tool manufactu$e$ of t!$eading inse$ts $o#ides $efe$ence tables in t!ei$ catalogs s!o%ing $ecommended in-feed #alues e$ ass fo$ #a$ious t!$ead itc!es (bot! inte$nal and e8te$nal).

:!en using P3, define an ;A< command on t!e )*& line fo$ t!e angle t!at tool needs to mac!ine in at. .f ;A< is not defined, t!en it %ill be mac!ining st$aig!t in on t!e t!$ead, and is usuall6 a less desi$able t!$ead cutting action. Do not ente$ a decimal oint on an ;A< command in a )*&. An A&' is commonl6 used t!oug! A(1 is sometimes bette$, so as not to !a#e t!e non-cutting edge d$agging do%n side of t!$ead.

P4 - "ou'le Edge Cutting, Cutting "e*th constant - /o$mall6 bette$ t!an P3 and !as a constant
de t! of eac! ass, as t!e t!$ead $ofile gets dee e$, %!ile cutting amount $emains constant.

Does not maintain a consistent fo$ce on t!e cutting edge t!at c$eates an unbalanced c!i , %it! !a#ing a g$eate$ lengt! of t!e inse$t flan9s engaged dee e$ into t!e t!$ead $ofile. !ote( Aou must ente$ in an A command fo$ t!e angle of t!e t!$ead fo$ P2 and P" #alues to %o$9 co$$ectl6 in e$fo$ming t!e double edge cutting.