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               <p class="para_th">Option</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Surface Speed </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Is the cutting speed of the tool. It is measured at the cutting edge of each tooth in surface feet or meters per minute. The system uses this value when calculating the Spindle Speed.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed per Tooth</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Is a measurement of the amount of material removed per tooth. It is measured in inches or millimeters. The system uses this value when calculating the Cut Feed Rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Spindle Speed</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Is a calculated value which determines how fast the tool spins and is measured in revolutions per minute.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Spindle Output Mode</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">This allows you to choose from the following options:</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">RPM </p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Defines the spindle speed to be in revolutions per minute.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">SFM</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Defines the spindle speed to be in surface feet per minute.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Defines the spindle speed to be in surface meters per minute.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Range Status</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Select the Range Status check box to activate the Range field. </p>
                        <p class="para_td">The Range field allows you to enter the spindle speed range. Spindle range is normally programmed as a numeric value; however, LOW, MEDIUM and HIGH can be used as follows:</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">LOW</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">will always equate to 1</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">MEDIUM</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">will always equate to 2</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">HIGH </p>
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                        <p class="para_td">will equate to 2 if there are only 2 ranges. If more than 2 ranges, HIGH will equate to 3.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">During CLS output the system adds this text to the LOAD or TURRET command. During postprocessing the system stores this text in a mom variable.</p>
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