[Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-01 Thread Jon Elson
I saw the Wildhorse Innovations touch probe at Steve Stallings' PMDX booth at the CNC Workshop. Of course, he was working with Mach there. I see EMC has some grid probing and such routines, but the most common thing I'd do with it is to find the edge of a part. Does anyone have a routine for fi

Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread Stuart Stevenson
My preferred probe calibration protocol: clamp a known diameter hole (ex. dial bore gage master) to the machine table determine XY location of the hole (test indicator in the spindle?) with the probe in the spindle use a calibration routine to determine where the probe calculates the hole XY locat

Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > My preferred probe calibration protocol: > > clamp a known diameter hole (ex. dial bore gage master) to the machine table > determine XY location of the hole (test indicator in the spindle? I've seen these edge locators with an inside corner and a hole centered over the i

Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread samco
I have been using these from chris http://timeguy.com/cradek/01262579508 I got a renishaw knockoff from ebay that seems to work really well... And all the work was done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOi51ogqels&feature=youtu.be On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:04:36 -0500 Jon Elson wrote: > Stuart S

Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 July 2011 19:04, Jon Elson wrote: >  It has a steel ball machined on the end of the probe rod.  I > figured I could find a ruby > ball with a drilled hole somewhere relatively cheap and make it even better. Check eBay for actual Renishaw probe tips, they occasionally turn up not to expensiv

Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread Jon Elson
sa...@empirescreen.com wrote: > I have been using these from chris > > http://timeguy.com/cradek/01262579508 > > Oh WOW, I didn't know Chris had this on his web site! Thanks, Jon -- All of the data generated in your I