On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 22:36:05 +0100, you wrote: >On 23 April 2014 22:17, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > >> 1. Since the tool post may get turned a few degrees to facilitate a boring >> operation, how do you go about ascertaining that the tool post is truly >> square so you don't have to re-invent a new tool table when its been turned >> or moved? > >I never turn the tool post. So far I have never needed to.
Same as Andy - I never rotate my toolpost. My boring bars are always in line/parallel to Z? In fact all my tooling, holders and inserts are designed to be used with the shank at either at 0 or 90 degrees to Z. >> 2. Do you use fixed gages when servicing the tools in order to establish a >> fixed "stickout" for that tool when re-installing it in the QC holder? > >I have a holder for (nearly) every tool. When I need to swap tools I >touch-off again. Same again - it's very rare that my tool shanks leave the holder. I just replace the insert and retouch off. >Tool table entries correspond to the holders, not the tool, in my case >(and I have stamped them). Not quite so for me - tool 1 always lives in holder 1, tool 2 holder 2. I have about 40 and to be honest I never use most of them. Most turning jobs can be done with a combination of 3 or 4 tools plus drills. Well over 95% of jobs I could do with a selection from 10 tools in total. Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start Your Social Network Today - Download eXo Platform Build your Enterprise Intranet with eXo Platform Software Java Based Open Source Intranet - Social, Extensible, Cloud Ready Get Started Now And Turn Your Intranet Into A Collaboration Platform http://p.sf.net/sfu/ExoPlatform _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
