BEGINNER CNC: HOW TO SET TOOL HEIGHTS IN A VERTICAL MILL

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  • Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
  • A quick and dirty tutorial on how to set tool heights with a Haas Automation VF-5, a half inch carbide cutter, and a CAT-40 tool holder.
    This is a fairly simple way to set your tool height and work offset when you aren't terribly concerned about being a thou or two off. For this part, we're working with a .015" tolerance, so this method works well.
    Be sure to always follow the manufacturers recommendations and all safety measures. This video is strictly for information purposes - never attempt to recreate things shown here if you are not a trained machinist.

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  • @CNCMachinistEducationNetwork
    @CNCMachinistEducationNetwork 7 років тому +1

    I like your video - I just made a crude video for my CNC class but I also have a power point to cover the 3 basic ways I have seen. I call the first one Old school to top of part - the original I was taught in the mid 80's and before work offsets - we never had a Z shift. The came the G54-59 system - we still did it the same way - I used a 1.000 block I had made as I didn't want to crunch the carbide tips sing paper. I eventually started the all up method and that was better than all down and less tool issues.
    The second way was off a common surface like you are doing. We did 2.000 off the table and figured out with either indicator or block method the Z axis shift. Then we all did it the same and we could share tools like face mills on multiple operations.
    The third way was Renishaw probe BUT it was not a new concept - we had a large shop years ago that would set all tool heights on a comparator and roll the whole cart to us. Positive offsets. So we needed a guage tool to get the large negative number from spindle face to part. The Renishaw system does it the same way.
    I teach people all 3 methods so they handle different shops and have an understanding of Work and tool offset in Z .
    You method is good for getting good tool to tool blends - there is also a 2.00 dial guage that MSC sells that eliminates the block. We have some shops that had probe and no probe so different methods need to be used and understood - Nice video

  • @ydna
    @ydna 7 років тому +2

    good video - an alternative for the work offset Z value is to use the position>operator display screen. still have to type the value in for the Z register, but just another way to have the machine measure the height difference.

    • @pakman422
      @pakman422 6 років тому +1

      Andrew Ydna DuBuc Agreed. This is how I find myself doing it the quickest. I typically have a test indicator in a holder and use it to find the difference. Its quick and accurate especially when setting work offsets off your part in a five axis setup. - Jacob S.

  • @deimos23
    @deimos23 8 років тому +1

    very good to know for when the probe is on the fritz. I've found that having a touch off gauge makes it much easier