Laguna Tools CNC Swift Series, Manual

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1. Mount touch probe into the spindle.
1.1 Using a suitable collect (3/8") and clamping
nut(ER20 ‐ A ‐ W).
1.2 Fasten the touch probe’s connector into the
connector on the gantry.
1.3 Bundle the touch probe's wire and secure it into
the clip located on the spindle mounting plate.
Leave extra slack between the clip and connector
to allow for travel along the Z ‐ axis.
2. Verify that the touch probe is working properly before proceeding to prevent damage to the
probe.
2.1 Manually activate the touch probe and verify that the touch probe indicator in your winCNC
controller changes state from Red to Green, as seen to the right
2.2 If touch probe indicator does not change state, do not proceed until fault
is corrected.
3. Fasten the part to be scanned to the spoil board.
3.1 This can be done by using double ‐ sided tape or vacuum if your machine is equipped with a
vacuum table.
3.2 For demonstration purposes, the sample part seen to the
right will be used throughout this walkthrough.
4. Enter the L82Z0 command in the command window
4.1 Position the touch probe such that it can travel in the
negative Z ‐ direction and touch off on what will be the Z ‐ Zero
plane. Normally this is the material the object is mounted to.
4.2 The L82Z0 command measures the surface with the probe and sets the measured point to
be the Z0 ‐ plane.
Note: This step is not required to execute a
3D ‐ scan but it will correctly establish the Z
Zero Plane for rendering in CAD software.
Otherwise the Z Zero plane will need to be
adjusted in CAD software.
Figure 34. Touch probe mounting
Figure 35. Fastening a part using
double sided tape
Figure 36. (Right) Controller screen shot after execution of a
L82Z0 command