Hi
I'm curious if this will work...
I want to do offline presetting of my tools. Just the toollength, I don't care about diameters.
Those fancy toollength setters are an option. But way too many features for what I want,
I just want to set lengths and that's it. So the machines can keep running while I set the tools for the next jobs.
I'm thinking about a block with a taper that matches the toolholder (bt30/and 40)
Using a reference tool in the machine (measure it with a manual height setter clock) so I know it's length,
Then measure the same tool in the block on the digital height gauge (tesa micro hite magna) and reference it so it matches.
Touch off all tools based on this reference points.
I can export these values to Excel and fill these values in on the machine.
Does this make sense?
If so....
I need to make a steel block that matches the taper of the toolholder. Which acts as a repeatable reference point.
Because I don't think a block with a hole in it and resting the holder on the flange will give the desire results (some is BT30, and some BBT40 tools). Who will say the flange is the same for all toolholder manufacturers, and it doesn't work for BBT anyway.
But... letting the tool rest on the taper of the holder/block should give good results.
I'm curious if this will work...
I want to do offline presetting of my tools. Just the toollength, I don't care about diameters.
Those fancy toollength setters are an option. But way too many features for what I want,
I just want to set lengths and that's it. So the machines can keep running while I set the tools for the next jobs.
I'm thinking about a block with a taper that matches the toolholder (bt30/and 40)
Using a reference tool in the machine (measure it with a manual height setter clock) so I know it's length,
Then measure the same tool in the block on the digital height gauge (tesa micro hite magna) and reference it so it matches.
Touch off all tools based on this reference points.
I can export these values to Excel and fill these values in on the machine.
Does this make sense?
If so....
I need to make a steel block that matches the taper of the toolholder. Which acts as a repeatable reference point.
Because I don't think a block with a hole in it and resting the holder on the flange will give the desire results (some is BT30, and some BBT40 tools). Who will say the flange is the same for all toolholder manufacturers, and it doesn't work for BBT anyway.
But... letting the tool rest on the taper of the holder/block should give good results.