Stephan Spears
Aluminum
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2014
- Location
- AB,Canada
Hello,
We have a tool setter on a 3-axis mill. Normally, to use a tool setter, here are the steps needed:
1) use a master tool, entered the known length to the tool length offset registry and perform calibration
2) measure other tools. The measurement result will be the "physical length" of the the tool
3) use a way to find the program zero position in machine coordinate system and enter the value to G54 (or G55 G56...) Z registry
When we use the touch off method, here is what we do,
1) touch off the tools needed to be used for machining on the part. Input the current machine coordinate readout to the tool length registry
2) set the Z registry in G54 to be zero.
Since the touch off method is more familiar to the operators, I would like to know is it possible to use the tool setter to perform such task without having to calibrate the tool setter everytime when a new part is loaded.
Thanks in advance
Steph
We have a tool setter on a 3-axis mill. Normally, to use a tool setter, here are the steps needed:
1) use a master tool, entered the known length to the tool length offset registry and perform calibration
2) measure other tools. The measurement result will be the "physical length" of the the tool
3) use a way to find the program zero position in machine coordinate system and enter the value to G54 (or G55 G56...) Z registry
When we use the touch off method, here is what we do,
1) touch off the tools needed to be used for machining on the part. Input the current machine coordinate readout to the tool length registry
2) set the Z registry in G54 to be zero.
Since the touch off method is more familiar to the operators, I would like to know is it possible to use the tool setter to perform such task without having to calibrate the tool setter everytime when a new part is loaded.
Thanks in advance
Steph