Sean S
Titanium
- Joined
- Dec 20, 2000
- Location
- Coos Bay, OR
Hi all,
Although I've had a toolchanging CNC (Deckel FP4NC-TC) for several years, I've never used the tool offsets in any project.
Since I'm rarely making more than one of anything (and even that's rare), and using only a few tools (mixed with "manual" actions), I am a total offset novice.
Generally I've just touched off each tool prior to running the part of the program that used it.
I do have a presetter, although I have never really used it.
So here I am. I could really use any tips on presetter use, and how it works into the process, and I do have one actual question to start with...
...Where does one determine the zero length offset to be? Or in other words, offset from what?
Should I be making some sort of standard to touch off with in the NC that also gets used to zero the presetter or??
I feel I must be missing something pretty obvious.
Many thanks for your advice
Sean
Although I've had a toolchanging CNC (Deckel FP4NC-TC) for several years, I've never used the tool offsets in any project.
Since I'm rarely making more than one of anything (and even that's rare), and using only a few tools (mixed with "manual" actions), I am a total offset novice.
Generally I've just touched off each tool prior to running the part of the program that used it.
I do have a presetter, although I have never really used it.
So here I am. I could really use any tips on presetter use, and how it works into the process, and I do have one actual question to start with...
...Where does one determine the zero length offset to be? Or in other words, offset from what?
Should I be making some sort of standard to touch off with in the NC that also gets used to zero the presetter or??
I feel I must be missing something pretty obvious.
Many thanks for your advice
Sean