Haas TL Series Installation guide

Haas Factory Outlet
A Division of Productivity Inc
Revised 06-2012
CNC Lathe Series
Training Manual
Haas TL Series
Tool Room Lathe Operator

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Tool Room Lathe Operator Training Manual
Table of Contents
THE CARTESIAN COORDINATE SYSTEM........................................................................................................4
MACHINE HOME POSITION ................................................................................................................................7
THE HAAS CNC CONTROL .................................................................................................................................9
CONTROL DISPLAY............................................................................................................................................10
KEYBOARD INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................11
1–FUNCTION KEYS ...........................................................................................................................................12
2–JOG KEYS .....................................................................................................................................................12
3–OVERRIDE KEYS ...........................................................................................................................................13
4–DISPLAY KEYS ..............................................................................................................................................14
5–CURSOR KEYS ..............................................................................................................................................18
6AND 7–ALPHA KEYS AND NUMERIC KEYS .......................................................................................................18
8–MODE KEYS ..................................................................................................................................................20
SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................................................23
TOOL ROOM LATHE ORIENTATION AND WALK AROUND .........................................................................24
POWER-UP PROCEDURES ..................................................................................................................................25
TOOL ROOM LATHE SAFETY...........................................................................................................................27
EMERGENCY STOP SWITCH ................................................................................................................................27
PROPER USE OF MACHINE GUARDING................................................................................................................28
DEAD MAN SWITCH ............................................................................................................................................28
HAND WHEEL SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................29
MAINTENANCE OF THE TL SERIES LATHE ...........................................................................................................30
HEADSTOCK LUBRICANT .....................................................................................................................................31
GREASE POINTS .................................................................................................................................................31
ALORIS TOOL POST OPERATION.........................................................................................................................32
3JAW SCROLL JAW CHUCK OPERATION ............................................................................................................33

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HAAS INTUITIVE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM (IPS).........................................................................................34
TOOL OFFSETS TAB ...........................................................................................................................................39
DEFINING TURNING TOOLS .................................................................................................................................42
DEFINING DRILLS,REAMERS,ETC......................................................................................................................43
TURN &FACE TAB ..............................................................................................................................................44
IPS RECORDER FEATURE ..................................................................................................................................46
FACE CUTTING CYCLE ........................................................................................................................................47
RADIUS CYCLE MENU .........................................................................................................................................50
GROOVE CUTTING CYCLE ..................................................................................................................................51
THREAD CUTTING CYCLE ...................................................................................................................................52
DRILL CYCLE ......................................................................................................................................................53
TAPPED HOLE CYCLE .........................................................................................................................................54
SECTION II –IPS WALK-THROUGH FOR LATHES........................................................................................59
SECTION III –TL LIVE IMAGES FOR LATHES................................................................................................99
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Introduction to Basic TL Series Lathe Operation
Welcome to Productivity, Inc., the Haas CNC Machine Tool Distributor for your local area. As part of your
company’s Haas CNC purchase, standard lifetime training is included as long as your company owns the
machine.
What we plan on covering in this one-day class is the operation and programming of the unique features
of the Haas TL- Series Tool Room Lathes.
These lathes are unique in their own way as they are designed for manual, semi-manual, and full CNC
G&M code operation. Even though the TL series can be run from a G&M code program, Haas has
equipped these unique machines with a unique control. The Haas IPS (Intuitive Programming System)
allows for quick and easy setup and programming of standard tool room style parts.
Since the TL series is so unique, Productivity, Inc. had designed a specific class just for the TL series to best
suit its unique features.
If you or your company would like to learn more about G&M code programming to take even more
advantage of the Haas control equipped on the TL series of lathes, we would suggest the next step - Lathe
Programming after completing this course.
Revised 063012-CK

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The Cartesian Coordinate System
The first diagram we are concerned with is called a NUMBER LINE. This number line has a reference point
zero that is called ABSOLUTE ZERO and may be placed at any point along the line.
Fig-1 - 1 Horizontal number line –Z Axis
The number line also has numbered increments on either side of absolute zero. Moving away from zero
to the right are positive increments. Moving away from zero to the left are negative increments. The "+",
or positive increments, are understood, therefore no sign is needed.
We use positive and negative along with the increment's value to indicate its relationship to zero on the
line. In the case of the previous line, if we choose to move to the third increment on the minus (-) side of
zero, we would call for -3. If we choose the second increment in the plus range, we would call for 2. Our
concern is with distance and direction from zero.
Remember that zero may be placed at any point along the line, and that once placed, one side of zero has
negative increments and the other side has positive increments.
Fig.1-2 Vertical Number Line –X Axis

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The next illustration (Fig. 1-3) shows the two directions of travel on a TL Series Lathe. To carry the number
line idea a little further, imagine such a line placed along each axis of the machine.
Figure 1-3
The first number line is easy to conceive as belonging to the left-to-right, or “Z”, axis of the machine. If we
place a similar number line along the front-to-back, or “X”, axis, the increments toward the operator are
the positive increments, and the increments on the other side of zero away from the operator are the
negative increments.
The zero position may be placed at any point along each of the two number lines, and in fact will probably
be different for each setup of the machine. It is noteworthy to mention that the X-axis is set with the
machine zero position on the center line of the spindle, while the Z axis zero is set at the finished right of
the part being machined. This will place the entire X axis cutting in a positive range of travel, whereas the
Z axis cutting will be in the negative range of travel.
The diagram shows a front view of the grid as it would appear on the lathe. This view shows the X and Z
axes as the operator faces the lathe. Note that at the intersection of the two lines, a common zero point
is established. The four areas to the sides and above and below the lines are called “QUADRANTS”and
make up the basis for what is known as rectangular coordinate programming.

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Fig. 1-4: Operator’s working grid.
Whenever we set a zero somewhere on the X axis and somewhere on the Z axis, we have automatically
caused an intersection of the two lines. This intersection where the two zeros come together will
automatically have the four quadrants to its sides, above, and below it. How much of a quadrant we will
be able to access is determined by where we placed the zeros on the travel axes of the lathe.

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Machine Home Position
The principal of machine home may be seen when doing a manual reference return of all machine axes.
When a zero return (ZERO RET) is performed at machine start up, all axes are moved to the furthest
positive direction until the limit switch is reached. When this condition is satisfied, the only way to move
any of the two axes is in the negative direction. This is because a new zero was set for each of the axes
automatically when the machine was brought Home. Machine home is placed at the edge of each axes
travel.
Sometimes this point is referred to as “Machine Zero”as pointed out below:
Note the difference in the x coordinate system on a turret lathe and a table lathe. Positive X is in
a direction that points toward the operator on the table lathe. This is due to the fact that the
tool is on the opposite side of the part compared to a turret lathe.

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Cartesian Coordinate Exercise
POINT # X Position Z Position
P1 X 5.0 Z 0
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
P9
P10