Laguna Tools Smartshop II Series, Manual

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TOOL TOUCH-OFF PROCEEDURE.
This is the next step in setting up an Automatic Tool Changing machine once the
Spoil board is prepared and in place.
1) Go to the (TOOLS) screen.
2) Select the tool you wish to measure with the drop-down selector in the
upper left of the screen.
3) With the correct tool selected, press (EXECUTE TOUCHOFF).
The machine will then put the tool away if one is in the spindle and pick up the
tool you requested to measure.
The measuring is performed by moving X and Y over the tool switch, and slowly
lowering Z axis until the switch is made. The machine now knows the length of
the tool and thus Z Zero is now the top of the phenolic table.
4) Measure the spoil board and enter the thickness into (Z spoil) field on the
second t
ool’s screen.
With the spoil board thickness entered into (ZSPOIL), Z Zero is now the top of
the spoil board, and your machine is ready for panel processing.