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8. When all necessary Large and Heavy tool pockets are designated, press the Origin key to renumber the Tool
Pocket Table. At this point, the machine is ready to accept tool 1 into the spindle.
9. Take tool 1 in your hand and insert the tool (pull stud first) into the spindle. Turn the tool so that the two cutouts
in the tool holder line up with the tabs of the spindle. Push the tool upward while pressing the Tool Release button.
When the tool is fitted into the spindle, release the Tool Release button.
Tool Release Button
10. Press the “Next tool” button.
11. Repeat Steps 9 and 10 until all the tools are loaded.
High-Speed Side Mount Tool Changer
The high-speed tool changer has an additional tool assignment, which is “Heavy”. Heavy tools are defined as tools
weighing more than 4 pounds. If a tool, heavier than 4 pounds is used, the tool must be entered in the table with an
“H” (Note: All large tools are considered heavy). During operation an “h” in the tool table denotes a heavy tool in a
large pocket.
As a safety precaution, the tool changer will run at a maximum of 25% of the normal speed if changing a heavy
tool. The pocket up/down speed is not slowed down. The control restores the speed to the current rapid, once the
tool change is complete. If problems are encountered changing unusual or extreme tooling, contact the Haas
Service Department for assistance.
H - Heavy, but not necessarily large (large tools require empty pockets on either side).
L - Empty pockets are required on both sides (large tools are assumed heavy).
h - Heavy small diameter tool in a pocket designated for a large tool (must have empty pocket on both sides). The
lower case “h” and “l” is placed by the control; never enter a lower case “h” or “l” into the tool table.
l - Small diameter tool in a pocket reserved for a large tool in the spindle.
Large tools are assumed to be heavy.
Heavy tools are not assumed to be large.
On non-high speed tool changers, “H” and “h” have no effect.
This means that pockets designated as normal size are not dedicated to any particular tool; during tool change
operations a normal size tool can be taken from one pocket and put back into another. Tool pockets designated as
large size are dedicated only to large tools; large tools will not migrate to an empty normal pocket during a tool
change.
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