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« on: May 15, 2009, 02:22:09 AM »
I use one tool for finish pass on the majority of my parts so this is the one I have as the master, just so happens it is tool1 but as Daniel has said it doesnt matter which one it is.
When I call any tool and tell it to go to a dia it will go there, this is because I have all tool offsets set in the tooltable.
I have very accurate homing on the lathe and I use a Home Off distance so that tool 1 is at centre when I command X0, all the rest of the tools are offset from tool s so it follows that when I call them they too are where they are meant to be.
The clamping of the tools in the turret is done by wedges if I swap out a tool then it is surprisingly accurate and repeatable so even if it is one of my non standard tools that I call it will be within 0.01mm of where it is meant to be.
The toolpost is used for drilling and boring tools and I have made up blocks for each of the 4 positions which have 50mm dia bores and I have sleeves fitted to all the boring bars so that they too are repeatable and can be set in the offsets.
Hood