Schaublin 125-CNC retrofit.

My thoughts are, it's best to limit long tools to the opposite side as much as you can. Anywhere you can use ID tools put them opposite OD tools. and try to limit the total number. Surprisingly a lot of the 2 flute insert drills, can also be used as boring bars. Which again, saves on loading lots of those kinds of long stick out tools and reduces the likely hood of collision as well.

for linux cnc, work shift is just, Touch off, so just most the carriage + to good clearance "touch off" , and check

Great inputs. Thanks guys,

Spumco I just reread your very helpful post.  I need to print out and laminate this one.

Does your lathe have a turret which rotates around a vertical axis like the Schaublin, or a horizontal axis?
Mark

just watched todays video, the bit on hal and plc was super helpful

If you haven't used Classic ladder before (as I haven't) "The Feral Engineer"'s videos are a really good introduction.

RotarySMP wrote:

Spumco I just reread your very helpful post.  I need to print out and laminate this one.

Does your lathe have a turret which rotates around a vertical axis like the Schaublin, or a horizontal axis?
Mark
 

Mark,

It rotates around a horizontal axis - bog standard slant-bed turret lathe, just midget sized.  It's got 12 positions (VDI16), 6 of which can be live tools.  Has a C-axis but no Y-axis.

Look at the photo I've attached... the tool at 1 o'clock is a bar puller.  It's a home-brew copy of the Dunham bar puller and is what I was referring to in my last post.  I've since replaced it with a better, shorter model (also home-made) that has interchangable pullers for different stock.

The crash-avoidance sequence I use should work well for you.  The turrets like yours usually have to back up further than my style, but you have fewer tools 'in the way' when actually machining.  Your tools swing a larger arc (especially with drills, boring bars, ect), but aren't interfering with each other as much.

As usual, thanks for the good video today.
-Ralph