Still not sure on the root cause but a machine grabbed either a tool incorrectly or placed it in the ATC (umbrella) incorrectly but then next time it went to tool change, I guess there was just enough for the drawbar to hold onto the tool but the holder was still not seated in the spindle. The pullstud spun in the drawbar and now the drawbar won't even grab a holder.
We're getting a technician in but it'll be a few days so I've managed to move the process to another machine. However, I need some of the tools from the crashed machine. I go to recover the other Haas but I can't get it to change tools. It keeps trying to either grab or place a tool into the empty pocket then alarms out. I even try to trick it by saying there is a tool in the spindle/pocket but I can't get the ATC to change to another tool.
Manual is pretty vague. Is there a trick to this? I figure I can Estop the changer mid change to grab the tool before it tries to clamp.
We're getting a technician in but it'll be a few days so I've managed to move the process to another machine. However, I need some of the tools from the crashed machine. I go to recover the other Haas but I can't get it to change tools. It keeps trying to either grab or place a tool into the empty pocket then alarms out. I even try to trick it by saying there is a tool in the spindle/pocket but I can't get the ATC to change to another tool.
Manual is pretty vague. Is there a trick to this? I figure I can Estop the changer mid change to grab the tool before it tries to clamp.