I have an X-Y gantry machine (similar to a laser sheet cutter) that I need to check the squareness and straightness of the axes on. The axes are stationary with tooling that travels along the axes for manipulating and operating on the material, i.e., unlike a typical gantry machine, there is no moving bridge. This is not a conventional metal machining operation.
The tolerance is +/-0.001" across the full length of the Y axis (6').
I'm looking for practical ideas to check this machine before I go the optical/interferometer route. Any ideas?
The tolerance is +/-0.001" across the full length of the Y axis (6').
I'm looking for practical ideas to check this machine before I go the optical/interferometer route. Any ideas?