Probe Shenanigans

[Geof]

Reading all your fun and games I have to make the (nasty ) comment that the little bit of paper between the work and the tool for tool offsets and between a 1/2" diameter piece of stock in the spindle and the side of the work for work offsets is a lot simpler. And it doesn't batteries!!!!!

Now having stirred I will wander off and get dinner.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Donkey Hotey Getting back to Cory's original topic: did anything come of the probe errors? Mine was doing the exact same thing. It had a clear line of sight. It failed once, then worked after that. I wonder: had it been awhile since you used the probe when you got the error? Could the internal switches have been a little sticky and started working again after bumping into a part once or twice?

I think I have it narrowed down to two potential culprits:

1) The batteries. I plan to order at least 4 extra so Im not caught with no replacements on hand

2) Line of sight. I'm probing parts that barely come out of the top of my vises. I think the receiver for the probe is mounted far too high on the back of the enclosure. When I visualize a straight line between the receiver, and the probe, I can definitely see that the coolant lines, or even the spindle housing itself could be blocking the LOS.

I don't think it's a programming issue, as I can run the exact same probing cycle 5 times, and have it work 5 times, or fail 5 times, or fail 2/3 of the time, etc.

[Donkey Hotey]

Originally Posted by Geof Reading all your fun and games I have to make the (nasty ) comment that the little bit of paper between the work and the tool...

A friend of mine says that about my digital calipers too. Then again, he still makes things with a file and a hacksaw.

Actually, we really did have that conversation and as we talked, I realized that I don't even own a hacksaw anymore.