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Lathe manual tool changing

Posted by jaimea@b...
on 2003-12-17 05:58:29 UTC
Hi all,

after a quite succesful conversion of my lathe to CNC / TurboCNC, I'm
now dealing with the problem of tool changing. My 4-way toolposts are
not precise enough, with a positioning error of +-0.1mm, way too high.

I'm looking at comercial (manual) quick change tool posts, and wonder
how precise they are.

The toolposts I'm looking at are those with a dovetail, piston type
or whatever, and cost in the $100 - $150 range.

My lathe is in the 8" range.

Any advise? Will this QCT work? Has anyone devised other simpler
solution?

Thanks in advance!

jaime

Discussion Thread

jaimea@b... 2003-12-17 05:58:29 UTC Lathe manual tool changing Kim Lux 2003-12-17 06:31:47 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Lathe manual tool changing jaimea@b... 2003-12-17 09:31:04 UTC Re: Lathe manual tool changing Dave Dillabough 2003-12-17 12:29:38 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Lathe manual tool changing Jaime A. B. 2003-12-18 11:08:09 UTC Re: Lathe manual tool changing