[tnik]

Can someone explain to me why some are setting tools to a 123 or some such block. I have been doing this for nearly 20 years and see no benefit to doing that unless you have some job you do over and over and then I find it so easy just to touch off of the top of the part!

I mean I can touch off 20 tools in about 3-4 minutes. So why bother?

I would appreciate the education.

Thanks in advance---Mike

heya Mike.. Depends on what type of part it is.. If your doing 3D contouring, and touch all of your tools off of the top stock of the part.. What happens if you cut away that part with a ballmill and it ends up breaking? If there is nothing left to touch off on, your just guessing where your tool offset is when you insert the new tool.

Tom

[metlshpr]

amen tom

[eksinger]

thanks guys, just wanted to make sure i had my head on straight. most of the machines i've ever run don't have this issue.