
3.USEFUL FUNCTIONS FOR MACHINING PROCESSES SUPPLEMENT B-63344EN/02
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3.3 UNIDIRECTIONAL GROOVE CUTTING
In ordinary grooving, for both normal and trapezoidal grooves, the
center of a groove is first cut with the tool, then the tool is moved
right and left to cut the groove.
Unidirectional cutting can also be selected by parameter setting. In
this case, an end face side of the workpiece to be grooved is first cut
with the tool, then the tool is moved toward the chuck to cut the
groove.
This cutting method can be used for suppressing vibrations which
may be caused by the tool during heavy cutting.
NOTE
To use this unidirectional groove cutting, set bit 5
(G1W) of parameter No. 9764 to 1.
Chuck
Work
iece
End face of workpiece
Grooving tool
Unidirectional cutting