FWIW,
I bought the 3/4" Shank Haimer and ran directly in the R8 collet (no toolholder) with no issues staying within a few tenths . It was also nice to have the shorter gauge length.
FWIW,
I bought the 3/4" Shank Haimer and ran directly in the R8 collet (no toolholder) with no issues staying within a few tenths . It was also nice to have the shorter gauge length.
Are you tightening the drawbar when using the Haimer? Do you need to tap the drawbar to release it?
Step
Did you put a collar on it so you could use it for height offset as well?
Bob La Londe
http://www.YumaBassMan.com
I think that his question was in relation to your usage of the Haimer to set Z-height of your stock. In my experience a tool with a 3/4-inch shank and flat top for the tool will vary slightly in Z location since the top of the tool rests on the R8 collet rather than on the spindle nose. I once tried to use a facemill with no TTS recess on the top. I eventually determined that the variation in tool length was of a result of how tightly the collet closed.
Hey everyone
I recieved some goodies in the mail today. I got the new tool holder, but I also recieved a new generation model haimer and tool holder for that I purchased.
I quickly went straight to calibrating the new generation model.... once calibrated, I took out of the spindle, put back in, and wouldn't you know it it repeats as it should!!!
I did this probably 20 times to make sure I hadn't lost my mind. It repeated every time!!
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TRY AND HELP ME, ITS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
I guess I had just got a bunk haimer?!? But my new generation model works...and so now I am happy!
Awesome! The fun begins, I think you will find your Hamier a handy very precise tool. Quick tip the dial always turns clockwise moving into the probe tip. I keep that in mind and rarely break tips. After reading some posts here and doing some checking I decided to order a new 0.0001 indicator so I can get as fussy as everyone else. I spent an hour today aligning a 3 jaw chuck on my 4th axis. Fixtures and tools require a fair amount of time just to setup and use and or change out . And every little thing comes back to bite you somewhere big or small so it pays to check everything often. .