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EMC and Drilling

on 1999-08-22 18:55:50 UTC
Hello again

Just got a question for all the EMC and CNC Experts.

I want to drill holes at very precise (+/- .002) locations in 3/16"
thick steel locomotive frames. To get the two frames to align to one
another I stack them ( with small screws to hold them together) before I
drill. This makes both sides identical even if I am off a bit. What I
was thinking of was an aluminum tooling plate that I could fasten the
"blanks" too with cap screws. I would align the plate to the ways and
then machine a reference edge (similar to a fence on a wood planer) to
set the frames straigth. Then the cap screws would hold it down. I see
two problems:

1) How do I set the reference position to my part when the fixture can
on hold the part in "Y" and does not control "x". Any ideas?

2) how do I program a drill cycle in EMC.

dave

Discussion Thread

David L Anderson 1999-08-22 18:55:50 UTC EMC and Drilling Jon Elson 1999-08-22 21:59:16 UTC Re: EMC and Drilling Pete Dunster 1999-08-23 05:34:11 UTC Re: EMC and Drilling Ian W. Wright 1999-08-23 02:50:53 UTC Re: EMC and Drilling