Nick Mueller
Titanium
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2006
- Location
- Munich / Germany
Hi!
I have built an optical tools setter for my Haas TL-2 CNC lathe.
The camera (CCD) has a 400 times magnification. Monitor has 200 mm. Movements of 1 µm can be seen on the screen. Cross-hair painted onto the screen with a felt tip. I also wrote the numbers for the tool radius compensation onto the screen (always forget them).
The device can be removed from the lathe and is held in position by 3 cones (hardened and ground) that also do have a flat surface as a lengthwise stop. I simply drilled some holes and cut a few threads into the spindle stock for the cones. Repeatability of the device is about 0.01 mm.
The mating surface for the cone was cast with DWH from Diamant (the makers of Moglice) in situ.
Here is the video.
Also demonstrated is the repeatability of a Multifix QCTP that is at about 2 µm.
If you have any questions, don't ask.
Nick
I have built an optical tools setter for my Haas TL-2 CNC lathe.
The camera (CCD) has a 400 times magnification. Monitor has 200 mm. Movements of 1 µm can be seen on the screen. Cross-hair painted onto the screen with a felt tip. I also wrote the numbers for the tool radius compensation onto the screen (always forget them).
The device can be removed from the lathe and is held in position by 3 cones (hardened and ground) that also do have a flat surface as a lengthwise stop. I simply drilled some holes and cut a few threads into the spindle stock for the cones. Repeatability of the device is about 0.01 mm.
The mating surface for the cone was cast with DWH from Diamant (the makers of Moglice) in situ.
Here is the video.
Also demonstrated is the repeatability of a Multifix QCTP that is at about 2 µm.
If you have any questions, don't ask.
Nick
