Serious question, has anyone actually gotten good results from using M00 instead of manually stopping the spindle?

I always thought it was a waste of a line of code until I ran a 200 piece aluminum run last week and the M00 saved me from crashing the tool three times during mid-cycle checks.

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gibson.avery27d ago

I've had a similar experience with M00 on longer production runs. That "waste of a line of code" mindset changed for me after a job where I needed to blow out chips and check part alignment every 10 cycles. Without M00 I would have had to babysit the machine constantly or risk a crash from chip buildup. The pause gives you a clean break to inspect things without rushing or having to catch the machine at the right second. I actually started adding M00 before any tool change on tricky aluminum parts where chip welding is a problem. It takes maybe one extra minute per stop but saves hours of cleanup if something goes wrong.

simonp7627d ago

Worked a late shift last week and the guy coming in at 7am found the machine just sitting there paused at M00. He walked in, checked his phone for five minutes, then started loading stock like it was no big deal.

dakota41527d ago

Actually something nobody mentions with M00 is how it helps avoid post-shift headaches when the new guy takes over. I had a setup where the guy coming in at 6am never knew where the machine was in a cycle unless I left a note. Throwing M00 at the end of every cycle meant the machine was always home, spindle stopped, ready for him to reload. Cut down on misloads and crashes from guys waking up and not paying attention. Its not just about chip welding or inspection, its about making the machine idiot proof for the next shift.