I am having a little trouble figuring out the routine for setting tool length offset on the new Haas mill. I am new to haas but not machining, TLO on my other two mills is a simple single button setup from the jog page, touch the top of the block(of known height) with the tool , push the tool set button and its done .
I have followed the HAAS manual to a T (I Think) but I am guessing there is something simple I am missing or have screwed up. Here is the procedure I am following as best I understand it from the manual, page 58.
g54 z value is 0
load tool in the spindle
enter jog mode
jog tool down towards tool setter (gauge block in my case)
touch off on block
press ofset
page up until I am on geometry for the tool in the spindle
press tool ofset measure
press next tool
load next tool in spindle
touch off repeat etc .
All seems well and it loads the machine z position -**.*** shown into the tool table , the problem I am having is none of the tools are set at the correct offset .
When load the individual tools thru M06 T** and go back and check them for refrence against the gauge block none of them are set at the same place.
One of them , always the 1/2 endmill , no matter what T number is assigned to it , is always exactly at the top of the tool block but all the rest are at different hieghts.
They range from being almost an inch above the block to -1.2" (1.2" Below the top of the block)
I am sure I am just missing something simple here , the process seems simple enough once I figure out what I am doing wrong .