Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: To tool change, or not tool change

You won't be needing an air or electric powered drawbar with the tool
holders mentioned in my recent post. Nor will you normally be needing to
use the standard manually operated drawbar.

Smoke

> There's a fairly easy way to implement an automated tool change on
> small mills. That is, provided the mill has some sort of draw bar
> pulling the toolholder/collet up into the spindle.
>
> Fit the mill with a Kurt type pneumatic draw bar assembly. These are
> not much more than an inexpensive air rachet wrench. Chances are
> you'd have to fabricate this yourself, I doubt Kurt & others make
> these for the small mills. You'd need a spare M-code to activate the
> pneumatics.