Igor Chudov wrote: > Guys, > > First off, thanks to all for porting EMC to 10.04, it is fantastic. > > Just a question. I use quick change toolholders based on NMTB-30. > > I am trying to get a tool table started. And I wonder if I can simply > measure the total length of the tool, in toolholder, with a caliper, > and then subtract say 4 inches and use that as offset. > > OFFSET = TOTAL LENGTH - 4 inches > > Is that completely wrong? At least this way, it is easy to set up a > tool table and it does not require complicated tool setters, etc. > > - Igor
What I do is put a dowel pin in a holder and dedicate it to being tool Zero. Type M6T0 and G43H0 in MDI. Bring tool0 down to a setter or a block. Press the end key and set to 0.0 . Now mount a loaded tool holder and bring it down to the same setter or block. Record the reading and tool number. Repeat until you run out of holders. Fill up your tool table. My method of using a block is to jog the tool down to slightly lower than the block then slowly raise it till the block slips under. To set workpiece zero simply install tool zero, jog down to set the block, hit the end key, type in the thickness of the block and all tools will referance from that. The advantage to this method is you always have one absolute referance point with tool zero. Ed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
