Rottler F103 Series, Installation Manual, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Section 5 Operating Instructions F103/4/5A Manual
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Boring a Block
Once the Vertical, Horizontal and In/Out stops have all been entered the Spindle RPM and Feed Rate
need to be entered. This is done on the Set Zeros screen. Once this is done you can go to the Left and/
or Right Bore location screens and bore the cylinders.
Pressing the Bore Left for Bore Right buttons Will Bore all the cylinders that have Green bore button
below them.
Pressing a Bore button once will turn that button Yellow. Any Yellow button will not be bored when the
Bore Left or Right button is pressed.
Double clicking any Bore button will turn all the Bore button yellow EXCEPT the one that was double
click.
Cylinder Bore Mode 4th Axis
NOTE: The program with the 4th axis installed works basically the same as the 3 axis mode.
ONLY the differences in operation and screens will be discussed here. Carefully read through the
3 Axis mode and then the 4th axis mode for operation and building programs.
Select Cylinder Bore and then Through Bore on the control panel. This will bring up the boring program
with the Set Zeros tab shown.
Setting Zeros
The purpose of setting zero points is to give the operator a specific point to build programs from. The
machine also uses these zero points to run the program from. The zero points can be set at any point
in the machines’ travel. Each axis (except the Spindle rotation) will need to have a zero point set for the
machine to operate from.
4th Axis (Rotational) Zero
The Zero position for the 4th (Rotational) Axis should be preset from the factory. If the zero needs to be
reset use the following procedure.
There are three (3) flats cut onto the Head Stock Plate. Use the middle flat to set the rotational zero.
Using an indicator off of the spindle indicate the middle flat to Zero all the way along it. Use the 4th
Axis hand wheel to do this. When the middle flat is indicated in press the 4th Axis Zero button. You 4th
(Rotational) Zero is set.
Finding the In/Out (Y) Axis Zero with 4th Axis
The Head Stock Plate has a hole in it next to the Middle Flat. This hole is centered on the center of the
Main and Cam locator shafts.
Building Programs with the 4th Axis
Program are built the same as in the 3 Axis mode with the exception of setting the Angle for each Bank.
The Left and the Right Locations page each have an Angle Data Box. Here you enter the angle of each
bank from the 4th Axis (Rotational) zero position. The zero position is with the Cam and Crank Locators
lined up vertically.
Example: On a Chevy 350 the Left bank would be positive 45 Degrees and the Right Bank would
be a negative -45 Degrees.