Really cool
... Why are some tool changes very fast and others slower?
As chip_maker said, I have some of the tools flagged as heavy. The pause after the u-drill is the machine sucking the coolant out of the tool so you don"t get dripping and coolant in the taper.
Cool! Let's see the finished piece. What's it for?
It's a runner for an Intake Manifold. You can see pics here:
http://www.facebook.com/HypertuneAustralia
Cool vid. Didn't you pick this machine up at an auction dirt cheap awhile back?
What kind of slitting cutter is that at the end? It sounds like it cuts wonderfully.
Yes
It's a 2.5" Sandvik slot cutter. I was amazed when I started pushing this thing a little. I'm pretty sure I'm no where near it's limits at the moment either.
I think it's my favorite tool
Have you looked into casting that thing?
Yeah, but who wants to see casting videos?
But seriously, being billet is appealing to both me and my customers for this particular product.
nice, looks like you could crank up your feedrate though. How many rpm do you have there?
14k. I could and probably will up the feedrate on some of the tools. At the moment this machine is putting me way ahead and I certainly don't need to push it though.
Now I need to spend less time optimizing programs and more time developing new products. It's hard work trying to keep this thing fed
Not sure I need quite that much pucker factor when changing tools?
I am very surprised that your machine doesn't have the outside pallet in a "cage"?
Or has some sheetmetal been removed (for video sakes of course)?
Was you actually cutting the part free from the base in the end?
That's how I got the machine. Most pics of A55e's don't show them with a "cage" but I think it was optional.
I have the buzzer sounding and a 4 second delay in my pallet change macro just in case anyone is in the way.
I don't cut the part free, as it goes in for a second op on the other side.
Thanks for the comments everyone!!!
. Good grief, that's impressive.
