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Touch Probe Concentricity alignment
STEP 1: Install the KP-3 Probe into the dedicated 0.500” tool holder in the machine spindle.
STEP 2: Position the dial indicator, as shown in the photo below, with the finger of the dial indicator on the front and
center of the stylus ball. Insert the 3/32” hex wrench in the run-out adjustment set screw directly above the finger of the
dial indicator. Loosen the set screw by turning the hex wrench counter clockwise while watching the dial indicator reading
decrease. Turn the hex wrench clockwise and watch the dial indicator reading increase.
Run Out
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STEP 3:
Rotate the spindle by hand (without touching the probe) so that the probe spins through a full 360 de
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grees and watch the dial indicator to locate the high and low run-out rotation positions of the stylus. Adjust the dial indica
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tor so that the entire run-out of the tip can be seen on the dial. If the run-out exceeds the range of the dial then begin at
the highest point of the run-out and set the dial indicator so it is at the limit of its range at this point.
