My idea is to add a option for turning down the spindle speed at a smaller diameter for the part-off tool operation.
Nine times out of 10 I have to do this manually because spinning at 2000 RPM when the part falls off can cause problems with all kinds of different things. If the parts catcher is too small it will miss most of the time. Or if the part is really tiny and has no mass to it, it can go flying. Just problems I've had...
I know Mastercam has this option.
Here's an example of what I do in the program.
(PART1)
G99
G97 S2000 M3
M10 (PART CATCHER ON)
G0 X1.35 Z0.125
Z-0.55
(this is where the smaller secondary diameter would be)
G1 X.45 F0.002
X0.37 S500 M9
(and turning off the coolant to the final diameter is a nice option also)
G0 X1.35
Z0.125
M9
G28 U0.
G28 W0.
M11 (PART CATCHER OFF)
I hope you consider this, I think a lot of people would be happy. I know I would be...
