Hello,
I have a question about tooling balls that I'm hoping that someone can help me with. Basically, my question is: What's the best way to indicate them in?
To be a little more specific, I'm using it on a 3 axis CNC mill. The tooling ball is pretty straightforward to use in a hole that's in the same axis as the spindle, because you can use an indicator to set the X and Y axis, then the Z can be set from the face of the part. But I have an operation where the part is tilted over to about 37 degrees. in this case, locating the X and Y is still straightforward with an indicator in the spindle. But how would you set a Z height in a situation like this? I wouldn't have confidence that setting XY zero and then trying to drop a Haimer on top of the tooling ball would work
the setup looks like this:
And there's a picutre of the balls in question here: Octodyne on Instagram: “Hey #instamachinist does anyone know what these are called? I was told that these spheres fit into a reamed hole so that you can locate a…”
It feels like there must be a solution to this that's obvious, but I have't uncovered it yet... would love some ideas.
I have a question about tooling balls that I'm hoping that someone can help me with. Basically, my question is: What's the best way to indicate them in?
To be a little more specific, I'm using it on a 3 axis CNC mill. The tooling ball is pretty straightforward to use in a hole that's in the same axis as the spindle, because you can use an indicator to set the X and Y axis, then the Z can be set from the face of the part. But I have an operation where the part is tilted over to about 37 degrees. in this case, locating the X and Y is still straightforward with an indicator in the spindle. But how would you set a Z height in a situation like this? I wouldn't have confidence that setting XY zero and then trying to drop a Haimer on top of the tooling ball would work
the setup looks like this:
And there's a picutre of the balls in question here: Octodyne on Instagram: “Hey #instamachinist does anyone know what these are called? I was told that these spheres fit into a reamed hole so that you can locate a…”
It feels like there must be a solution to this that's obvious, but I have't uncovered it yet... would love some ideas.