Making a 4th axis tombstone adapter plate for the Tormach MicroARC
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ย. 2020
- Starting my Tombstone build for the Tormach MicroARC. In this video I'll machine the adapter plate that will attach to the 4th axis face.
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very good proyect..thanks for your time
Your videos are getting better. You seem to be getting more comfortable with the camera. You are doing great in time you will have a following. I like how you have jumped from the knife vids to machine vids like this one. The info is great and like the other commenter I am thinking of getting a Tormach myself and the info you show is pushing me more and more towards it.
Thanks for the feedback! Might as well document all the things I'm working on that are interesting. I'll keep at it!
5:59 Measure one pin and set the caliper to INC. Now you can measure the diameter without the need to do calculations. 😊
You can use 2 dowel pins instead of 3. If you use a lot of dowel pins, you will stack up tolerance. In some case, your holes in part can’t fit with fixture.
That's very true. Now that you mention it, I could have made a boss for the center and then only needed one other pin. That the cool thing about machining setups, there are many different ways to accomplish the same goal.
Awesome work! Definitely subscribed, looking into getting a 1100mx myself.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed! It's been a good machine so far, as long as things are set up right. We'll see how things go as I make more parts. I plan to share as much as I can.
@@vcedge9466 No problem! Would you be able to put text in the videos showing the tool size, speeds and feeds in the future?
@@adamwaldram6839 I can't say that I'll do that all the time but when there is an issue and I figure it out or it's doing a particularly good job I'll try to put that in. Lots of things to consider when choosing feeds and speeds and I'm always making changes.
If you have your mite bite clamps about 4mm off the base of your fixture just before your about to grip the part. When you apply pressure it will pull your job down flat.
Hi Jason, would you consider sharing your F360 model of the adapter plate ? I'm designing one for a small EDM vise and would love to get the accurate measurements from your file
I'm not sure about sharing the file but I can tell you the critical dimensions on mine. Keep in mind yours might vary somewhat depending on their manufacturing tolerance. The protruding flange OD was 2.833 in (71.960 mm) and the bolt circle diameter is 3.307 in (84 mm). Let me know if there is anything else you need.
@@vcedge9466 Perfect -all I needed to verify ! Thx much
As another new owner of the 1100MX I am enjoying watching your progress. Automatically removing stringy chips is easy on the MX with flood coolant. Basically, after pulling the tool out of the string generating cut, raise it in Z about 2 inches above the work piece and spin the tool backwards with the flood coolant on. There are two approaches to do this, Mark Terryberry in this TH-cam ( th-cam.com/video/d1ATntHemHk/w-d-xo.html) shows how you can manually insert 4 lines of code into your program after each string generating operation. I've found that it is easier to do it in CAM software like Fusion 360. In CAM after the string generating operation create a simple drilling operation. In the operation raise the tool in Z about 2 inches above the work surface, starting from that position perform a simple drilling operation above your work piece. "Drill" counterclockwise to a depth of 0.001 inch (or some other tiny depth) with a bottom dwell time of 2-3 seconds. The coolant will blast the stringy chips right off and away from your work.
I forgot to mention to rotate the tool counter clockwise you have to set up a dummy tool in the tool library specifying that it rotates counter clockwise. Set the tool up as a manual tool change tool so the ATC doesn't try to swap it in.
Great info! Once it's all set up that does sound pretty easy. Thanks, I'll give it a shot.
Do you sell these?
14:48 cam. if that was man made rouching it would use G3. no flats!. there is only 6 G1 on this part rest is G2G3 easy to hand write using allready building up makros. just write what you want LOL no cam needed