O/T Haas TLO probe

[chris m]

Good afternoon

 

We got our Haas VF2 installed and running last week and I am now on a mission to create programming and machine setup standards for it before we get a million programs written 'to get it going' and need to fix them all when I decide how we want to handle it, which will inevitably be different than my initial ideas.

 

My main question right now is the manner of using the tool offset probe that we got as part of their Quick Code Probing package. Are any of you folks currently using this in your machine? With the level of operator aptitude we currently have in my shop I'm absolutely positive that something [either the TLO probe or various cutting tools] will get cleaned off if they are required to either: 1) use the 'Quick Code' program generator every time they touch off, or, 2) edit a 'stock' program in memory to change tool numbers and whatnot every time.

 

I'm sure I could write some sexy macros to deal with this issue but I'm wondering if somebody else may have seen something I missed..?

 

Thanks in advance for any help

 

C

 

As a side note, Renishaw doesn't like G91 G28 Z0. and neither does the apps guy at my Haas dealer; they advocate the G90 G53 Z0. approach

 

What are you fellas doing out there?

[chip]

Were running a 2005 VF1 with the reinshaw probe

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As a side note, Renishaw doesn't like G91 G28 Z0. and neither does the apps guy at my Haas dealer; they advocate the G90 G53 Z0. approach

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We were running G49 G28 Z0

 

The mold maker who runs our machine seems to like it.

 

The quick programming macros.......He's pretty proficint in MasterCam, I think he just draws it up. I like some of the things you can do with the macros. If a machinist wants to bore jaws, pocket W/o bothering the programmer etc.

[chris m]

The operative word there is 'machinist'

 

A machinist can certainly handle it; an operator, not so much

 

C

[chip]

My bad...........

[chris m]

Nothing wrong with what you said, just clarifying my situation

 

C

[TeccBoxx]

We are currently using one as well. What I like to do is touch off the probe on the table, then do the tools when a tool swap is needed. Although I have no idea of your situation I think anyone with some wits would have no problem learning the tool probe. You can also do as you said make a cool macro you can also try

 

http://www.programmingunlimited.com/

 

for some software and ideas on getting it done.

 

I think the one thing to remember is make sure you operator always has the speed set at 100% or lower. Anything higher will bust the probe.

[Brendan P]

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Nothing wrong with what you said, just clarifying my situation

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Not just yours Chris.....

Mine too!

[chris m]

Come on; all you guys with Haas' out there and I'm gonna be the trailblazer?!?! The option's only $5K; somebody must've bought it?

 

C

[CNCGUY]

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somebody must've bought it

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We did, unfortunatly our machine wont be here for several weeks yet - just ordered VF2.

 

The thing I'm worried about is its going in on of our Indiana plants, and its the first CNC in that plant.

 

Looks like I will be spending some time there for a while!!!!!

[kamman25]

we used it on a hass tool room mill, but we did alot of one time, one of a kind parts