Quick Guide of EagleTec Auto Feed Wood Lathe Turning Machine

Hello everyone, this post is a quick guide to the EagleTec auto feed wood lathe turning machine. The quick guide is not a complete tutorial; it just covers some necessary steps for the wood lathe operation. And you will get a straightforward idea about making the EagleTec auto-feed wood lathe work through it. As for mastering the whole process, you'd better learn the complete tutorials from A to Z.

OK, let's dive into the details now. 

We recorded a video to demonstrate every step of the quick guide. Please have a look.

The guide details are as follows. 

Tip: To make the machine work in fully automatic mode, we need to run it manually once after giving power. In this way, the control system of the wood lathe stores all the parameters, including the origin point of the workpiece, the tool path file that needs to be run, the stop position, etc. After manual machining is complete, it can work fully automated.

Go Home

Move the cursor to [All axis HOME], press [OK]. X/Y/Z is coming back to the home point. 

Square blank load & clamp

• Press [DGN], move cursor to [OptCheck], and press [OK]. 

• Move the cursor to column 6, and press [RUN]. The wood lathe turning machine performs the feeding action.

• Move the cursor to column 8, and press [RUN]. The lathe activates the tailstock to clamp the workpiece. 

• Move the cursor to column 6, and press [RUN]. The machine retracts the feeding rack.

• Press [CANCEL], back to the superior menu.

Workpiece Origin Setup

• Move X and Y to the position where you will process the file on the workpiece. The rule is to get the cutter tip to contact the corners of the square blank.

• Press [CLEAR], move the cursor to [X axis clear], press [OK]; next, move the cursor to [Y axis clear], press [OK]; last, move the cursor to [Z axis clear], press [OK].

• Press [CANCEL]

Stop Position Setup 

Move the cutter to a good and safe position, and move the Y-axis to a proper place. Press the key [STOP POSITION] to finalize the stop position for the automated wood lathe. 

Choose Processing File

Press the [FILE] key and select the U Disk File option. Move the cursor to the correct file, OK.

Start Turning

Press [RUN] to start the turning process. 

Switch To Twist Grooving Mode

Press [FILE MODE], select [SpiralGrooving], press OK. We activated the electro-spindle. 

X/Y/A Clear

• Press X+, Y+, get the spindle moved to the workpiece and stop at the position where you want the grooving to start. The bit of the tool should contact the surface of the wood blank. 

• Press [CLEAR]. Move the cursor to [X axis clear], press [OK]; next, move the cursor to [Y axis clear], press [OK]; and last, move the cursor to [A axis clear], press [OK]. 

• Press [CANCEL] back to the upper menu; please check that the XYA coordinates are all showing zero now.

Choose Processing File

Press [FILE], and select the option-U Disk File. Move the cursor to the correct toolpath file, and press OK.

Spiral Wrk Setup

• Press [MENU], take the option [User Setup], next enter [Spiral Wrk Setup]. 

• Enter [Spiral Wrk], select [Sprl1], press OK.  

• Set [SprlCnt] to be 4, press OK. 

• Set [SprlAngl]to be 0, press OK.

• Press CANCEL, back to User Setup. Back to the initial page

Start Twist Grooving

Press RUN to start.

Auto Feed Turning & Twist Grooving

• Press the auto-feeding switch on the control panel. 

• Press key [TURNING MILLING CYCLE] to perform auto working.

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