Watching the video the tool chain moved while the gripper was over it. Is that normal? I'm guessing that the grippers are open enough to allow this without crashing into the tools...
John On 15 Apr 2008 at 0:08, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I have a new toy. It's a Shizuoka ST-N mill with a Bandit controller. > Unfortunately, the Bandit (with steppers) seems to be working fine, so > I won't be swapping it for EMC2 right away. It has a tool changer that > seems to lend itself to mills in general. The arm motion is controlled > mechanically with a pneumatic up/down, rotate and grip feature. During > rotation the course of the arm is controlled by a slot in the pivot. > Building one for my Bridgeport seems doable. Although, with EMC2, it > might be easier to have EMC2 do the arm motion and gripper control and > have a simple pivot. I have pictures and a video here: > > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/ > > It sure would be a shame if the Bandit had an accident. I'd better > plan out an EMC2 conversion, just in case. > > -- > Kirk Wallace (California, USA > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ > Hardinge HNC lathe, > Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, > Zubal lathe conversion pending > Craftsman AA 109 restoration > Shizuoka ST-N/Bandit CNC) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save > $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com > /javaone _______________________________________________ Emc-users > mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
