2. Lift the ATC main assembly on to the mounting bracket.
Figure 2-17: ATC main assembly positioned above the
mounting bracket.
3. Align the locating pin on the ATC main assembly with the
matching hole in the mounting bracket.
4. Secure the ATC main assembly to the mounting bracket with
the four M8 × 1.25 - 16 mm socket head cap screws and
washers that you set aside in Step 1.
Level the Automatic Tool Changer (ATC)
This section gives instructions to roughly level the ATC on the
machine by using a long, straight rod. More adjustments are made
later in the installation procedure.
NOTICE!
After the initial installation, you must level the ATC. If
you don't, there's a risk of machine damage.
Complete the following steps in the order listed:
Examine Perpendicularity in the Y Direction
Examine Perpendicularity in the X Direction
Examine the Alignment of the Carousel Door Opening
Prepare the Machine
1. Push the tool tray toward the spindle.
Figure 2-18: Tool tray moved in toward the spindle.
2. Verify that the linear bearing on the ATC is flush with the ATC
main assembly.
Figure 2-19: Linear bearing flush with the ATC main
assembly.
3. Find a straight rod between 8 in. and 12 in. (203 mm and 305
mm) long. Verify that it's straight: roll it on a known flat
surface (like a granite surface plate).
Note:
You'll use the rod to verify that the ATC is
correctly installed on the mill, so it must be straight.
4. Put the alignment rod into a tool holder.
5. Put the tool holder into the fork so that the groove in the tool
holder slides into the fork. Don't rest the tool holder on top of
the fork.
Figure 2-20: Groove on a Tormach Tooling System (TTS)
aligned with the shoulder of an ATC fork.
6. Put a machinist's square on the machine table.
Examine Perpendicularity in the Y Direction
1. Verify that the rod is perpendicular to the machine table in
the Y direction: compare the rod's position to the vertical edge
of the machinist's square.
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