Renishaw MP10 - Stylus On-Centre Adjustment

Two probe/shank mounting configurations are
used to obtain the stylus on-centre setting.
1. Adjusting plate
Translational adjustment allows the probe to
slide across the shank end face.
2. Combination of adjusting plate and centre
ball
Translational adjustment + centre ball pivot,
for applications where the stylus stem must
be parallel to the side of a bored hole, to avoid
stem contact.
Stylus on-centre adjustment
Stylus alignment with the spindle centre line need
only be approximate, except in the following
circumstances.
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SHANK MOUNTING AND STYLUS ON-CENTRE ADJUSTMENT
1. When probe vector software is used.
2. When the machine control software
cannot compensate for an offset stylus.
How to check stylus position
Stylus tip and stem position are established
using a low force (less than 0.2 Nm/ 0.045 lbf)
dial test indicator or setting gauge.
Alternatively rotate the stylus ball against a flat
surface. Alignment is good when the stylus ball
maintains a consistent distance from the flat
surface.
Cover
screw
Battery
cover
Shank/adjusting plate
screw
Adjusting
plate
Centre ball
(optional)
Seal
On-centre adjusting screw
Shank
OMP/adjusting plate
screw
Cover
screw
MP10 probe
Battery
Battery
cover