Making a automatic tool changer for a Bridgeport knee mill but having a problem with long reamers and drills. The Z axis is only 5 inches so I want to extend this occasionally by putting a geared servo motor on the knee and tie it to the M100...? tool change sequence.
I want to drop the knee down and then up to take out the backlash and adjust the tool length for the new table height needed for very long drill-chuck & drills.
Anyone know what to put in the Hal and INI files to make this custom M-100? I am taxing my abilities on this one.
This would be axis 5.
I run servos but using steppers on the ATC.