Schaublin 125-CNC retrofit.

have tried those coolant powered bar pullers ?? been considering one

That is a cute turret!
I am scared of mine!

smc.collins wrote:

have tried those coolant powered bar pullers ?? been considering one
 

They look sweet, but the smallest one I can find has a 5/8" shank; they're not available with a direct VDI16 shank.  I'd wind up with a >4" long dingus hanging out of the turret getting in the way of everything after I stuff the 5/8" shank in a boring bar holder.

The photo above is an older version - my new one is based on a VDI blanking plug with a short (1" long) 'grabber' so the whole thing only sticks out about 30-35mm from the turret.  Real estate on the lathe is hard to come by and having the shortest tools possible helps in just about every way.

What I'd like is one of the side-approach roller types with a built-in parting tool.  Be nice to do pulls on smaller diameters mid-cycle, then part it off with the same station.  Like a combo of the Royal combo thing and the EZ-Puller.  But it's hard to find accessory stuff for 12mm shank stick tools.

Actually, what i really want is a short bar magazine, but the Emco super-short LM800 seems to be unavailable at any price.  Have to build my own I guess since I've got no room for a 12' hydro feed.

a 4inch dingus in my machine isn't much of a ordeal unless I am working with a 24 or long piece of material and still, not a problem. If I get time maybe I should design a sub 5/8 diameter bar puller that uses coolant pressure to clamp down

If you design one that has a VDI16 shank I'll send you many American dollars.

[Sorry Mark, totally off on a tangent from your thread]

OT, I'll look into it

Mark is there any good documents in how to get working with hal ?? like a good explanation that not geared to a programmer??