Cover For Tool Setter (renishaw)

J

joesimmers

Aluminum

Joined

Jan 14, 2007

Location

Bellville, Ohio

• Feb 9, 2009

• #1

what are people doing to protect their tool setters while they are mounted
on the machine table?

Any pics would be great!

I just bought a new probe-toolsetter for my 2 year old vf2.

Joe

 

Chris59

Cast Iron

Joined

Nov 28, 2006

Location

Jupiter, Florida

• Feb 9, 2009

• #2

Ours is just left on the table with no cover. It's been that way for 3 years. Never been hurt. Always works. I haven't seen anything from Haas or Renishaw recommending a cover. Maybe I'm just not looking hard enough. I've seen people on this forum using plastic cups or something similar. Did you try a search?

 

T

tc1999

Hot Rolled

Joined

Jan 9, 2009

Location

ID, USA

• Feb 9, 2009

• #3

I usually just cover mine with chips

 

Mohawk72

Aluminum

Joined

Jan 17, 2008

Location

Syracuse, NY

• Feb 10, 2009

• #4

On my newest Haas the VF-5 it has the Midaco Pallet system so I had to move the Tool Setter Probe all the way left and up as far as it would go as the pallet carriers cover the probe. To use the tool setter probe we have to move both pallets to the load stations.

On most of our machines the tool setter is not protected at all.

But we do have two machines that have cut off soda bottles capping the probes.

Even leaving it uncovered, Just give your probe a shot of air before you touch off any tools and you should be fine.

Mohawk

 

P

psychomill

Titanium

Joined

Mar 12, 2005

Location

Silicon Valley, California... + other states & sev

• Feb 13, 2009

• #5

I usually just cover mine with chips

Click to expand...

Ditto....

However, you can make a cover for it. Just a simple slip on or something. You just need to make sure you remove it before running a tool set cycle. I was at one place where they wired in a pneumatic cover that was wired to a M code. Basically a home made 'pop up' but the cover moved instead. Pretty neat...

 

V

Vern Smith

Aluminum

Joined

Dec 24, 2006

Location

Naples, FL

• Feb 23, 2009

• #6

Made it from Home Depot plastic molding.

 

Attachments

• 
  cover S.jpg

  64.6 KB · Views: 1,132

AF-METALS-TECH

Aluminum

Joined

Jan 19, 2008

Location

Moody AFB GA

• Feb 26, 2009

• #7

shipping cover

We got a TM-2 and just kept the shipping cover that was installed over. It is "L" shaped on the bottom with a hole for mounting it to the table via "T" slot, the top is "L" angled in the opposing direction with two ears that cover most of the whole probe, the whole thing is one piece bent to shape 1/8 thick, loosen the bolt slide back the cover and rotate out of the way.

 

M

Mike Ortega

Aluminum

Joined

Aug 20, 2007

Location

Sunnyvale, Ca

• Mar 10, 2009

• #8

I had a little free time on a Friday

 

V

Vern Smith

Aluminum

Joined

Dec 24, 2006

Location

Naples, FL

• Mar 10, 2009

• #9

Gosh, I'm jealous. One thing you might consider, I put a little floor in mine about an inch long, that hits the round base of the setter before the side of the cover contacted the break away anvil. This way you will not inadvertently bump the cover into the setter and break off the anvil. Maybe you did that, I couldn't see that well through the transparent cover.

Vern