I've got an Erickson QC30 on my Bridgeport CNC mill. R8 does not maintain any accurate Z reference after a tool change. So while you can change tools quickly, how much time does re-referencing the Z axis use on repetitive parts?
Dave On 12/10/2013 12:56 PM, Stephen Dubovsky wrote: > Im not sure I'd go that far (and Im an owner of both). NMTB/QC30 has > positive drive but a R8 power drawbar absolutely whoops QC30 in tool change > speed & ease. Push button vs having to yank on a wrench both in and out. > Its not really an improvement. > > SMD > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 12/10/2013 6:16 AM, andy pugh wrote: >>> On 10 December 2013 05:32, Gregg Eshelman <g_ala...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> A very nice surprise was the lot included a >>>> Kennametal Erickson quick change spindle from a Bridgeport. The guy had >>>> swapped it for an R8 spindle >>> That's just perverse! >> I'd go a bit further and say that was crazy! >> >> Dave >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT >> organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance >> affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your >> Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics >> Pro! >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
