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This is what I use. It's neither pretty nor particularly easy to use (have to stick your head up underneath it to read the dial as you rotate it), but it doesn't sag like an indicator arm. Just clamp it in the chuck and go.
Pretty hard to drill on size when the holder is a few thou of center.
People sharpen drills for cnc's? if its less than 1/2" it goes in the scrap bin when its done...
As to mag bases, no, they're useless for dialing anything horizontally.
I do have tool setter.
I'll see how much the haimer Centro is...
I want to be able to dial it concentric to the spindle, but also parallel to Z.
People sharpen drills for cnc's? if its less than 1/2" it goes in the scrap bin when its done...
Get a coaxial indicator, a regular test indicator will sag and you will be off center.
Richard King demonstrating indicator sag. - YouTube
So, I'm finding out trying to set up a turret to drill anything on center and on size is a little more fun than I thought.
What are you all using for indicator to make this quicker and easier?
thanks
Couple things to mention if your tool blocks are a little out of square, and you are holding the drills in a collet.I took a bit of a closer look today and realized adjusting a bit on X is all I got to play with, they're keyed in real tight so I guess that takes care of the axial bit.
It does have a tool setter, but I'll see about doing a short riding bar to hold a test indicator for now to sweep the inside of a few ER holders and hopefully leave those there for most of what I do.
I took a bit of a closer look today and realized adjusting a bit on X is all I got to play with, they're keyed in real tight so I guess that takes care of the axial bit.
Get a coaxial indicator, a regular test indicator will sag and you will be off center.
Richard King demonstrating indicator sag. - YouTube
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