" A solid R8 should be just as good " Yes, my assumption was that a collet or R8 would produce similar results with a collet being slightly worse.
-----Original Message----- From: andy pugh <[email protected]> Sent: February 7, 2021 3:21 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] machine opinion please On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 at 20:10, <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps using a collet results in more variability of tool lengths > compared to an R8 alone. However, I doubt that either way is > reproducible to less than several thou. The whole class of 7/24 tapers rely on pulling back to the same place every time. A solid R8 should be just as good, the taper angle is the same to within less than half a degree. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
