Mentioned this tool in conjunction with the Deckel alignment tool, so i thought some might find it of interest....Not Deckel, but a nice
Euro tool none the less.
Overall arrangement. On the right is the spindle with a 50 taper socket, mounted with bearings to allow rotation.
Can be rotated by hand , or for fine adjustment there is a worm shaft and knob to make fine moves. Worm is mounted on a swing away bracket so that you
can quickly disengage it from the wheel to allow rough positioning.
Spindle also has a rotary encoder that gives position info the DRO. Shown as the value "A"....
The Deckel setup/ alignment tool can be seen fitted to the spindle. Since i do not have much "50" tooling, there is also a precision adapter in the spindle that
takes it down to a "40" taper. Other style sleeves/adapters are available ....
To the far right and rear is the DPO box...Made by Elesta, it has limited input capibility....values can be entered, but you have to toggle through them as there is no
numeric key pad.
Readout has 3 displays. "Z" which is the height /length of the tool. "A" which is the rotation of the spindle. And :X: which related to the diameter of the tool.
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There is a vertical column toward the rear..pictured centered. It is mounted on a set of ball ways. Allowing the column to move from right to left in the photo.
The column has a Heidenhain scale fitted to read its position side to side....There is also a screw to allow fine movement of the column position.
That screw has a quick disconnect feature so quick coarse adjustment is possible.
Along the right side of the column is another ball slide that carries the measuring /optical parts. There is also a Heidenhain scale for giving the position
of the slide carrying the optics. (vertical measurement)
Here better view of the setup bar in place in the spindle....
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Part behind the bar to the left is one of the optical display screens. Uses a light projected across the tool to display a magnified "shadow" of the part profile.
A small optical Comparator if you will.
Here i am setting the "X" to the center using the bar.
Shadow of the bar is lined up with a reference line on he screen. Knowing the bar diameter , i can then enter that as the part diameter.
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Lens for reading the diameter and height of the part/tool can clearly be seen. Light source is out of the photo in front.
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More to follow...
Cheers Ross
Euro tool none the less.
Overall arrangement. On the right is the spindle with a 50 taper socket, mounted with bearings to allow rotation.
Can be rotated by hand , or for fine adjustment there is a worm shaft and knob to make fine moves. Worm is mounted on a swing away bracket so that you
can quickly disengage it from the wheel to allow rough positioning.
Spindle also has a rotary encoder that gives position info the DRO. Shown as the value "A"....
The Deckel setup/ alignment tool can be seen fitted to the spindle. Since i do not have much "50" tooling, there is also a precision adapter in the spindle that
takes it down to a "40" taper. Other style sleeves/adapters are available ....
To the far right and rear is the DPO box...Made by Elesta, it has limited input capibility....values can be entered, but you have to toggle through them as there is no
numeric key pad.
Readout has 3 displays. "Z" which is the height /length of the tool. "A" which is the rotation of the spindle. And :X: which related to the diameter of the tool.
There is a vertical column toward the rear..pictured centered. It is mounted on a set of ball ways. Allowing the column to move from right to left in the photo.
The column has a Heidenhain scale fitted to read its position side to side....There is also a screw to allow fine movement of the column position.
That screw has a quick disconnect feature so quick coarse adjustment is possible.
Along the right side of the column is another ball slide that carries the measuring /optical parts. There is also a Heidenhain scale for giving the position
of the slide carrying the optics. (vertical measurement)
Here better view of the setup bar in place in the spindle....
Part behind the bar to the left is one of the optical display screens. Uses a light projected across the tool to display a magnified "shadow" of the part profile.
A small optical Comparator if you will.
Here i am setting the "X" to the center using the bar.
Shadow of the bar is lined up with a reference line on he screen. Knowing the bar diameter , i can then enter that as the part diameter.
Lens for reading the diameter and height of the part/tool can clearly be seen. Light source is out of the photo in front.
More to follow...
Cheers Ross