Productivity Inc – Haas CNC TL Series Lathe Operator Manual Page 42
Defining Turning Tools
Load Tool #1, the OD Turning Tool on to the Aloris Toolpost and handwheel the machine over to
the OD of our material, and using a feeler gauge bring the tool in till it touches.
Press the X DIA MEASURE key, and the control will ask for the diameter at which we are holding
the tool at. Enter the measured diameter example of 3.000 and press the WRITE ENTER key. The
control will automatically write the “X Offset“ into the X offset box.
Next, handwheel the machine over and touch Tool #1 to the face of our part using the feeler
gauge, and simply press the Z FACE MEASURE key. This will automatically store the “Z Offset” for
that tool.
All that is left to do is enter the tool nose radius for that insert, and define the Tool Tip Type, or in
simpler terms, which direction the tool is pointing towards the part. This is needed wherever the
control has to perform a cutter compensation command. With the TL series lathe, we will use
mainly one of two tool tip definitions, on the next page:
Tool Tip # 3 – For OD Turning Operations
Tool Tip #2 – For ID Turning Operations
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