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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: thespindoctor on December 17, 2016, 10:17:50 AM

Title: Designing a tool changer for a Mill
Post by: thespindoctor on December 17, 2016, 10:17:50 AM

I would like to develop an automatic tool changer since Mach4 can handle one.
Not sure where to look for how a rack style changer is set up and how the tools would be picked up such as with a drawbar.
I have been studying the Mach4 doc on Lua programming to read a file for tool positions and that's made me want to go for it!
Thanks for any guidance!

Keith

Title: Re: Designing a tool changer for a Mill
Post by: cncman172 on December 21, 2016, 05:12:30 PM

Keith,

Look under C:\Mach4Hobby\LuaExamples\Toolchanger

You will find the Lua code for several example tool changers.  WindRack is one of the examles provided.

Russ

Title: Re: Designing a tool changer for a Mill
Post by: thespindoctor on December 22, 2016, 09:44:12 AM

Thanks Russ!

Keith

Title: Re: Designing a tool changer for a Mill
Post by: shandseimela@gmail.com on November 20, 2021, 10:40:32 AM

Hi
In the newly Installed Mach4 the tool change examples aren't found ,please email them if you are available shandseimela@gmail.com