Rottler P69AHD, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Section 5 Operating Instructions P69AHD Manual
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Defining Tool Length and Probe Length Offsets
All tools and probes will be touched off on the flat side of the 4th axis head stock, opposite to where the
plate gets mounted. Note that the flats on the 4th axis have two different dimensions from the center of
rotation. One flat is 2” from center the other flat is 2.5” from center. The 2” dimension will be positioned
at A0.000. The 2.5” dimension will be positioned at A180.00. All tools and probes will be established from
the 2.5” side.
Probe Length
To define probe height, position probe just over the flat of the 4th axis. Turn the probe on by clicking on
the ‘Table of Tools’ tab (shown below) and click on the “Start Probe” button, or by going into “Program
Options” and clicking on “Program Auto Center” button and then press “start Probe” located in the bottom
left corner. The probe should start blinking green. Move probe down on top of the flat surface next to the
pin, until the probe changes from green to red. Start in .010 increments and work your way down to .0001
hand wheel increments so that you know that you are positioned within .0001” from the flat of the 4th axis.
Next, click on your ‘TABLE OF TOOLS’ tab as shown below. In this case highlight and double click tool
number 3 which is defined as the long probe. When you double click a box will appear. Click on get tool
length. A second box will appear labeled ‘Tool length Measure”
Touch all cutters and probe off on the head of 4th axis at position
180 degrees as shown by the red arrow above. The dimension
from the center of rotation to the flat positioned at 180 degrees is
2.5000”