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Cross Slide Squareness
Squareness of the cross slide can be easily checked by setting up a remote
optical square (P-405). The optical square is put on a target stand and adjusted,
using a 4-axis target, until it is exactly perpendicular to the input beam from the
laser in the spindle. The optical square has an automatically rotating head that
sweeps a laser plane that is perpendicular to the input beam. A single-axis target
is placed on the cross slide and zeroed in the closest position to the spindle
centerline. It is then traversed along its axis, and any deviation from zero is a
squareness error. The straightness of the cross slide travel is also checked at the
same time.
Alignment System Features
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Simple fixturing for mounting the laser and target
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L-700 mounts in the spindle to project its axis of
rotation out to 100' (30.5 M)
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Visible-light beam aids setup
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Compact and rugged (4" L x 2.9" H x 1.75" W)
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Center resolution of 0.00002" (.0005 mm) and
angular resolution of .00002"/ft (.002 mm/M)
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Vertical and horizontal controls for both angle and center adjustment of
the laser to the spindle's precise axis of rotation
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Needs only 10" (250 mm) of space between spindle and tailstock or
subspindle.
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Laser runs for up to 8 hours on a standard, replaceable 9-volt battery
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Windows-based software with large color graphics that corrects
mounting errors and calculates shim values
