Plunge Cut a Groove - Advanced Lathe Tips and Tricks 4/12

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This Advanced Lathe Tips & Tricks Webinar continues where our Getting Started in Mastercam Lathe project left off. Learn best practices managing tools, part handling operations, and advanced editing of toolpaths to tweak the final finish on specific faces. Check out the full webinar or skip to a specific topic using the links below.
Getting Started in Mastercam Lathe: • Getting Started in Mas...
Advanced Lathe Tips & Tricks Full Webinar: • Mastercam Advanced Lat...
Lathe Project Setup: • Setup a Lathe Project ...
Face and Rough: • Facing and Roughing To...
Finish the Surface: • How to Create a Finish...
Plunge Cut a Groove: • Plunge Cut a Groove - ...
Cut Bore Inner Diameter: • Rough and Finish the B...
Drill 5-axis Holes: • 5-Axis Drilling - Adva...
Stock Filp: • How to Perform a Stock...
Face on 2nd Spindle: • Setup Tools & Toolpath...
Pick-off Cut-Off (POCO): • Quickly Program Pick-O...
Managing the Tool Database: • Build and Manage Lathe...
Import and Re-use Toolpaths: • Import and Re-Use Tool...
Manually Edit Toolpaths: • How to Manually Edit a...

[@root123]

fantastic video thanks. When to use the plunge turn or the regular groove operation?

[@MLCCADSystems]

I use plunge turning when I can cut sideways with a grooving tool and groove operations when I need the tool to plunge only in the ‘X’ axis on a lathe. Mastercam groove cycles allow for variable depths to be defined when needing to plunge allowing you to adjust how much material is taken away in the ‘X’ axis at a time.