HAAS Training
| HAAS Training | |
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| Name | Haas VF3 |
| Zone | CNC Shop
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| Owner | i3 Detroit |
| Make Model | VF3 |
| Part Number | |
| Date Acquired | 2014 |
| Storage Location | North East corner in B Side |
| Authorization Required | Yes |
| Status | Running |
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| Documentation | |
| Other References | |
Contents
Intro
This page is a guide for questions about training/authorization and to be used as a reference for using the machine.
Rules
You must be authorized to use this machine and agree to keeping it clean and following the requirements established during training.
Instructions
Instructions outlined below.
Maintenance Info
User maintenance outlined below. Major maintenance to be performed by ZC or an authorized person only.
FAQ
Should all be explained below
ToDo
Have fun with your new skill and make cool things.
Authorized Users and Trainers
| Trainer Name | Certified Date |
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| Thad Johnson | 2015 |
| User Name | Authorized By | Date of Most Recent Training
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Certification to Become a HAAS Authorized User
The HAAS CNC machine requires a member to become an Authorized User before they can run the equipment. Cost is $100. Class size is maximum of 2 people and typically requires three (3) hour sessions with individual practice in between sessions. Classes are held as required.
Anyone who wishes to become Authorized must prove to be proficient in the four levels listed below. The authorization process is not so much a test as it is demonstrating to the instructor competence in handling the outlined activities safely in regards to yourself and the machine. We encourage everyone to use the Wiki for help, this is not a "closed book test".
The goal of Authorization is safety for the user and the machine. We are not training people to be machinists and we are not a job shop.
If you are interested in becoming authorized, it is a pre-requisite that you have a project to work on right after getting authorized and that you have a working knowledge of a CAD program. Typically the design will be done in a CAD program with tooling paths being done in a CAM program. We use Autodesk Fusion 360 a lot around here but any CAD/CAM program will work. There is a lot to running this machine and without doing a project of your own soon after authorization the learning will fade fast.
To discuss getting authorized contact CNC Zone Coordinator Thad Johnson at cnc@i3detroit.org, Slack @axiradthad or 810.287.3443 (text is best)
Training
Training Materials
Resources associated with learning the material to pass each Authorization Level are listed below.
Haas Owner Manual
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzeNOUhKoKF_UUlJYjNxelZ4eGM/view
- Hard copy of manual is kept in the CNC Zone desk
Authorization Criteria
Level 1
Criteria
- Turn the Machine ON correctly. See Turning on the Haas link below.
- Turn the Machine OFF correctly. See Turning off the Haas link below.
- Know where tools are kept. See link below
- Please be advised: No one is authorized to remove covers of the machine to work on it for mechanical or electrical reasons without permission from the ZC. This includes changing any of the machine parameters.
Be sure to review the links below before a training session and use them during the sessions.
Documentation:
Level 2
Criteria
- Demonstrate attaching a vise to the machine bed
- Demonstrate tramming a vice on the bed of the HAAS within 0.001" or 0.025 mm.
- Load tools using ER Collets.
- Calculate speeds and feeds for 2 tool/metal combinations.
- Set the X and Y, G54 work offset using a piece of stock.
- Load stock and set Tool Length Offset for 2 tools. Feeler gauge or dial method.
- Remove tools.
- Remove vise from the table and store it on shelf under main workbench with movable jaw taken off and chips cleaned out.
- Clean inside of machine, power down and return tools to storage locations.
Documentation:
Edge Finding and Setting User X-Y
Level 3
Learning the Control Panel
Contents of Graphical Explanations Shown Below
- Handle Jog
- Offset page & Work and Tool Length Offset buttons.
- Selecting and transferring a program from your laptop to the Haas.
- Loading a program into memory and viewing the program.
- Positions Screen
- MDI/DNC - Write a simple code to turn on the spindle at 1,000 RPM.
- Rapid Movement OVERRIDES - Demonstrate the understanding and ability of how and when to use the 4 different speed settings.
- Spindle and Feedrate OVERRIDES - Demonstrate the understanding and ability of when and how to use these OVERRIDES.
- Understand the function of the calculator and the F1 button for entering data.
- Operate the chip conveyor.
- Change the control from inch to mm. Always CHANGE BACK TO INCH after using in mm format.
- Operate the Automatic Tool Changer.
- Coolant On/Off - Know location of this control button and know how to open and close the flow control valves of the 2 coolant nozzles.
- Operate the programmable coolant nozzle.
Graphical Explanations
- Handle Jog - Demonstrate using this feature in a safe and accurate manner. Practice prior to next training session.
- Offset page & Work and Tool Length Offset buttons.
- Selecting and transferring a program from your laptop to the Haas.
- Loading a program into memory and viewing the program.
- Positions Screen
- MDI/DNC - Write a simple code to turn on the spindle at 1,000 RPM.
- Rapid Movement OVERRIDES - Demonstrate the understanding and ability of how and when to use the 4 different speed settings.
- Spindle and Feedrate OVERRIDES - Demonstrate the understanding and ability of when and how to use these OVERRIDES.
- Understand the function of the calculator and the F1 button for entering data.
- Operate the chip conveyor.
- Change the control from inch to mm. Always CHANGE BACK TO INCH after using in mm format.
- Operate the Automatic Tool Changer.
- Coolant On/Off - Know location of this control button and know how to open and close the flow control valves of the 2 coolant nozzles.
- Operate the programmable coolant nozzle.
Level 4
CAM - Operating the machine
Criteria
Section A:
- Make and run a CAM program to face a piece of stock.
Section B:
- Have basic knowledge of the following G codes: G54, G00, G01, M03, M06, M08, G90, G20, G28, G43,
Documentation
How to Hold Your Piece While Cutting
Moving G Code Programs to the HAAS
Entering G Code Into the HAAS Via the Control Panel
General Documentation
Here is a link from HAAS for a PDF manual that covers our baby.
Our HAAS was manufactured in 1994 but the firmware loaded dates from mid 1999. The link above is for a HAAS from 2000 so it should be really close. Page 76, as an example, shows the control panel which matches our machine.
The PDF is just over 20Meg and has 450 pages! Tons and tons of good info in those pages. As another example, pages 157 / 208 lists the actual G & M Codes that run on the HAAS.
Just for reference as you read the manual, our machine is a VF-3 with CAT-40 tools.
The following is a link to a HAAS workbook for milling machine programming using G&M-Codes. This is another "free" book from HAAS for HAAS customers, like us.
http://diy.haascnc.com/sites/default/files/Locked/3/Mill_Programming_Workbook.pdf?0=%253F2327
Here is a link to the answer book:
Remember, the goal is to get comfortable with reading G-Codes. There no expectation that you learn the G-Code fancy stuff like tool-compensation or macro programming. The ugliest thing expected is G2 / G3 arc programming.
