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The Collected Wisdom
of the Haas Answer Man

   
   


By request,
here
s the collected wisdom of the Haas Answer Man as published in CNC Machining. So far, the collection mostly includes information from recent issues; well be adding to it from the archives (look for the red dot) as well as future issues. Meanwhile, if you have a question about your Haas machine, go here to find a solution.
 

Care & Feeding of Your Haas
Operating Temperatures
Calibrating Your CNC Machine

Sleep Mode / Spindle Warm-Up

Communications
Program Editing on a PC
Floppy Disk Files
Download Time: RS-232 vs. Ethernet
Connecting Your Haas to a PC

Surfcam Download / DNC

DNC from a Zip
Drive
HyperTerminal & PCs

Look What You Can Do
With a Haas

Designate Heavy Tools
Timers & Tools
Tool Changer Restore
Beep at M30 et al. (Setting 39)
Auto Shut Down (Settings 1 & 2)
Hard Turning on a Haas
10K Time Limits: None
(More) User-Defined M Codes
Faster Tool Changes (SMTC)
Feed Override
Restart in the Middle of a Contour
Authorized Users Only
Rapid Home One Axis
or All
Fast Tool Changes
(small VMC)
Using the Graphics Display
Cycle Start / Feed Hold  (Setting 103)
Run
Stop Jog
Continue
User-Defined M & G Codes

Threading & Tapping
Left-Hand Rigid Tap
OD vs. ID Threads
Threading Spring Pass
Rigid Tapping
Threading (Lathe)
Thread Milling Macros

Mini Machines
Rigid Tap Holder
Mini Mill Machines Steel
Super Mini Coolant
Mini Mill Applications
CAM and the Mini Machines
   (Mini Mills, Toolroom Mill)

Miscellaneous Topics
Bad Code Message
Lathe Performance
Verifying Toolpaths
Deep Boring Chatter

Offsets
Clearing Offsets
(Reprise)
Cutter Comp and Arcs
Cutter Comp for Lathes
Clearing Offsets

Programming
Pocket Milling
Helical Milling
Engraving Error Message
Circular Milling
Constant Surface Speed
Sub-Routine Pocketing
Three (Programs) in One

Higher Productivity
Counting Parts per Bar
Servo Bar Programming
Servo Bar 300 Alternating Pushes

Engraving with Macros (x2)
SL-30 Tailstock
Quick Code & Visual Quick Code
TL-15 Sub-Spindle Command
Increasing Output
Pallet Changers
Family-of-Parts Macros

Tool Life Macros

Haas Rotary Products
Semi 5th-Axis Positioning
4th Axis at Home (x2)
Indexing vs Full 4th Axis
4th-Axis Feeds
Setting 30
Cylindrical Mapping / Engraving

from the Archives

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