organizing your TTS or other tooling
So I just got some more TTS holders and now I am trying to figure out a good system to organize and or categorize all the quick change tooling and tool table in Mach and the Cam software.
1) Do you label your tool tray?
2) Do you label your TTS holders? If so how?
3) How are you organizing your tool table?
4) How do you organize your Cam software tool table?
Lets say I have a bunch of NC files saved. If I change the tool numbers in the cam software then the older files have the wrong tool numbers and I have to back and edit those each time I renumber tooling in the Cam software.
To prevent this in the future I was thinking of ordering things like I have it below and leaving reserved spots. But if I reserve spots for future expansion (more collet or drill chucks) do I also reserve those spots in the tool rack IF the rack is numbered? If only the holders are numbered then it's not such a big deal but how do you label or number your tool holders?
Tool
000 Indicator
001 Edge Finder
002 Collet #1
003 Collet #2
004 Reserved
005 Reserved
006 Drill Chuck #1
007 Drill Chuck #2
008 Drill Chuck #3
009 Reserved
010 Reserved
011 End Mill - 1/2" - 2F
012 End Mill - 3/8" - 2F
So how are you doing it?
Kelly
www.finescale360.com