Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Sherline Auto Tool Changer

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From: marble here <marble_h@...>
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Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Sherline Auto Tool Changer


> I was watching this thread here is my two cents
>
> I am a Millwright and do a lot of repairs and rebuilds on cnc machines one
> of which is robo drills. They have one of the best I have seen so far in
> the way of tool changes it works off a rotary tool holder with out going
> to deep here and now .
>
> The low down is as follows when we want a tool change we go to the sub
> program the head goes up and there is a cam on the rotary tool holder that
> the folows a track on the side of the head as the head goes up the tool
> holder starts to move into the head also there is a arm in the head that
> releases the tooling in the head as the forks of the toolchanger is under
> the spindle and the head has to be at the right hight .The tool changer is
> then moved again out from the head . Now for the changing of the tooling
> there is a smalle gear on the bottom of the spindle and one also on the
> changer they ingage and the spindle turns as many rotations as needed and
> moves the next tool into place and the head again moves up and installs
> the tooling . this all happens in about 5 seconds or less I have never had
> to check this out.
>
>
> I will see if I can copy and do in my own words how it works if someone
> want more info I will get some pics of the changer also.
>
> This is just my Two cents I hope it does not confuse the issue
> John Brauweiler
>
>
>
> --- Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@...> wrote:
> > Ballendo,
> >
> > You are correct. I just noticed "mill" in Peter's post. Makes it a
> > different ball game! It WOULD be a nice addition to the lathe, however.
> >
> > Alan KM6VV
> >
> > "ballendo " wrote:
> > >
> > > Alan,
> > >
> > > The Emco toolchanger design might be used to "offer" the tool to the
> > > MILL spindle, but you will still need some way of attaching and
> > > detaching the tool...
> > >
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jobshophomeshop I consider this to be a
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subjects, that are not allowed on the CCED list.
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