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Old way of setting tool offsets vs a simple trick I picked up
I used to spend half my shift jogging the tool down to touch off the part, then manually typing in the offset. Took forever and I'd mess it up at least once a shift. About 3 months ago, an old timer showed me to use a 0.001 shim and touch off to that instead of the part surface. Now I just do the math in my head, subtract the shim, and punch it in. Has anyone else got a quick trick for tool offsets that saved them time?
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corap2112d ago
Jogged a tool into a part so hard once it snapped in half and I spent 20 minutes digging the carbide out of the aluminum. Now I just use the shim trick too, but I'll put a sticky note on the control with the shim size so my old brain doesn't subtract wrong. Been doing it for about a year now and my scrap pile is way smaller.
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finleyl3912d ago
Oh man, I feel that one @corap21... digging carbide out of aluminum is the absolute worst, you end up with those tiny sharp flecks everywhere and they find their way into your fingers no matter what. The sticky note trick is genius though, I've definitely subtracted wrong before and ended up with a bad offset. That tiny piece of tape saves so much headache. It's amazing how one little habit change can save you from that sinking feeling when you hear that snap.
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