Quality and reliability, accuracy and repeatability, service and support, those are the three things you must get right to succeed in the machine tool industry in my opinion. If you can do that and be cost competitive then your really going to make it.
I cant thank you enough for this video I found 2 renishaw probes at the local flea market paid 5 bucks for a tp1 and tp2 5w with the ph6 the 3 extensions sizes and the..... (cant think of what its called) the thing that allows me to the tp2. Talk about a stee!!!l I know right!!! The guy asked how much they normally are after I bought them and I said somewhere close to 4k. Anyway I have a masso touch that i want to use it on i already burnt out the led of the tp1 on accident so dont know if that effects the basic function but according to the pin out 4 and 5 are the probe inputs and 1 and 3 are led. So thank you again for this video now I can make it work like it suppose to.
Just a suggestion you may want to add a audible sound like a beeper when the probe triggers. I have run machines with both no sound and with a sound when the probe triggers. It is always more comforting to hear the probe trigger for some reason. Or better yet put a switch to select sound or no sound.
Thanks Peter, I was thinking the exact same thing! I have an extra output left on my brick that I could drive a small tone generator with. Could mount it on the bottom of the pendent somewhere.
At-Man Unlimited Machining I'm a bit obsessed with trying to converted a regular box fan motor into a generator, do you think its possible or should I just make my own turbine from scratch?
Fan motors are normally small shade pole induction motors. You can use an induction motor as a generator but you need to power it and run it as a motor first so the squirrel cage gets magnetized, then you can put mechanical power into it and get electrical power out.
At-Man Unlimited Machining thank you for your fast reply, I truly appreciate you saving me the head ache, that's something along the lines that I had read from a university paper on using car alternators as a generators, and it never really specified how much current to provide, it seems like I'm just going to make my own from scratch, once again thank you, and god bless, I subscribed BTW :)
And one last question, if there was a pma motor that I could salvage from an appliance or electrical tool for a wind turbine or hydro gen, is there anything I should look into that you might recommend? I also have the ceiling fan motor and its different than the box fans, but I'm having problems with getting the magnets close enough before they stick to the stator :/, but thanks, and if you think of any PMA that I can salvage lmk, if not don't worry.
Great job Tim! Super clean install(knew it would be=). You may already know, but if I remember right you were talking about possibly starting to use a new editing software awhile back.... so I'm not sure if that's the cause or not but you definitely had me working the volume knob throughout this vid. The music sequences were pretty loud, no biggie just wanted to let you know. Thanks for another awesome iteration of the probe series. I've definitely learned a lot so far and looking forward to the next one! Talk to ya later, Steve P.S. Not trying to "smear" ya or anything, but when we goin to get that new intro/outro? ; )
Thanks Steve, always welcome the feedback. Yes, I used some new music tracks this go around and I think they where a little hotter then some of the others. I'm also still playing with the new mic and audio recorder. Last video I had the mic gain to high and it was over driving the audio recorder. This time I had the gain a little low so I needed to bump the voice tracks. I will get it dialed in at some point. I have been crazy stupid busy lately with my day job, making customer parts, and all kinds of family summer activities. So yes, intro outro is on the list, just not very high on it.
Yes, but then silence is kind of awkward. I can't really use the video audio track. So then I need to do a voice over and I already talk to much. Very hard finding that balance for sure. I give true film people a lot of credit, this crap is hard!
Great job! Really helpful video. Have you ever done something similar with a Fanuc controller? I'm a hobby machinist going to the next level. I'm getting my first VMC, a 2011 Sharp SV-2412 with a 0i-MD Fanuc control (all new to me). I'd love to add a tool setter and probe but there's not much info out there as far as I can tell. Thanks!
Advicing the manufacturer of the tool height & diameter setter makes improvement to add LED indication。 Its not a bad thing at least and it doesn't like the cheap tool height setter。
Not necessarily probe related but im wondering how the white 120v terminals to the right side open? pull a wire out and never get it back in. i suspect a special tool is needed or technique i cannot figure out. any idea? i have the style to the right of your terminal board and also the newer style that are pyramid shaped between my three machines. btw if i try and stick a screwdriver in like you did to the upper terminals it just closes it tighter. mine are slightly different.
My diy probe has flash light indication on its body but sound alerting is important。 Unfortunately, the I/O on my machine runs out ( Mach3)。 I render to write program line to “beep” the desktop computer speaker to sound instead !。。。 Still wait to see if work。。。
There is a light on the probe but not the tool setter, and it is hard to see with the bright work lights I use for filming. The nice thing about the custom solution I used is I can just add more IO if I need it.
Tim; I am in trouble here... Ok, I have Fadal 2040 AC 2001 vintage. And brand spanking new OMI-2T which has interface in it. OMP 60 Probe, and OTS 1/2AA The trigger pins are the same on J12 Molex. Looks like I can pull 12V of P.S. as this unit is good for 10 to 30 volts. 14 wires out of the OTS, 3 for trigger, Power + and ground, and Shield to ground. That leaves the 8 wires, they are Probe status 1, Probe status 2, Low Battery and Error. Can you tell me where to park those? Our machines are largely similar... but your home cooked circutry is custom, and I am scared to trial and error here. Thanks for the great video's! Mark
I have not finished them, the shop got super busy so I only have time to fix what I need for jobs. Good problems to have, but lack of time is the result.
@@AtManUnlimitedMachining That's a good problem to have. I've been having fun writing some and have most of what I need up and going. Thanks to folks like you and others like Doov's blog. I missed a couple of great deals on the Renishaw probes although I have a new TS27. Good deals don't come around very often and I ended up buying a Dewtronics Wireless that works pretty good and is priced very reasonable. Anyways, miss the videos.
Outstanding! Very well described and detailed .....I wouldn't be surprised to see Renishaw reach out and thank you for this! Well done sir.
Thanks Bob! Na, I'm just figuring out a way to use there 15 year old left overs LOL
Great video, we are a manufacture of probe and tool setter in China. Wish our products become famous one day.
Quality and reliability, accuracy and repeatability, service and support, those are the three things you must get right to succeed in the machine tool industry in my opinion. If you can do that and be cost competitive then your really going to make it.
I cant thank you enough for this video I found 2 renishaw probes at the local flea market paid 5 bucks for a tp1 and tp2 5w with the ph6 the 3 extensions sizes and the..... (cant think of what its called) the thing that allows me to the tp2. Talk about a stee!!!l I know right!!! The guy asked how much they normally are after I bought them and I said somewhere close to 4k. Anyway I have a masso touch that i want to use it on i already burnt out the led of the tp1 on accident so dont know if that effects the basic function but according to the pin out 4 and 5 are the probe inputs and 1 and 3 are led. So thank you again for this video now I can make it work like it suppose to.
Nice work Tim! Looking forward to the macro side of things! Keep up the great work!
Thanks!
Just a suggestion you may want to add a audible sound like a beeper when the probe triggers. I have run machines with both no sound and with a sound when the probe triggers. It is always more comforting to hear the probe trigger for some reason. Or better yet put a switch to select sound or no sound.
Thanks Peter, I was thinking the exact same thing! I have an extra output left on my brick that I could drive a small tone generator with. Could mount it on the bottom of the pendent somewhere.
Wrong vid, but I just saw your video on 3phase vs 1 phase and you killed it, very good explanation. Now if I have a question I know who to ask. :)
Thanks Erick!
At-Man Unlimited Machining
I'm a bit obsessed with trying to converted a regular box fan motor into a generator, do you think its possible or should I just make my own turbine from scratch?
Fan motors are normally small shade pole induction motors. You can use an induction motor as a generator but you need to power it and run it as a motor first so the squirrel cage gets magnetized, then you can put mechanical power into it and get electrical power out.
At-Man Unlimited Machining thank you for your fast reply, I truly appreciate you saving me the head ache, that's something along the lines that I had read from a university paper on using car alternators as a generators, and it never really specified how much current to provide, it seems like I'm just going to make my own from scratch, once again thank you, and god bless, I subscribed BTW :)
And one last question, if there was a pma motor that I could salvage from an appliance or electrical tool for a wind turbine or hydro gen, is there anything I should look into that you might recommend? I also have the ceiling fan motor and its different than the box fans, but I'm having problems with getting the magnets close enough before they stick to the stator :/, but thanks, and if you think of any PMA that I can salvage lmk, if not don't worry.
Freakin Awesome Tim!!!
Thank you Stephen, just a little bit of wiring though ;)
Great job Tim! Super clean install(knew it would be=). You may already know, but if I remember right you were talking about possibly starting to use a new editing software awhile back.... so I'm not sure if that's the cause or not but you definitely had me working the volume knob throughout this vid. The music sequences were pretty loud, no biggie just wanted to let you know. Thanks for another awesome iteration of the probe series. I've definitely learned a lot so far and looking forward to the next one! Talk to ya later, Steve
P.S. Not trying to "smear" ya or anything, but when we goin to get that new intro/outro? ; )
Thanks Steve, always welcome the feedback.
Yes, I used some new music tracks this go around and I think they where a little hotter then some of the others. I'm also still playing with the new mic and audio recorder. Last video I had the mic gain to high and it was over driving the audio recorder. This time I had the gain a little low so I needed to bump the voice tracks. I will get it dialed in at some point. I have been crazy stupid busy lately with my day job, making customer parts, and all kinds of family summer activities. So yes, intro outro is on the list, just not very high on it.
Simplify and just leave the music out entirely
Yes, but then silence is kind of awkward. I can't really use the video audio track. So then I need to do a voice over and I already talk to much. Very hard finding that balance for sure. I give true film people a lot of credit, this crap is hard!
I have to agree with Pete SyncCNC. The mystery is evaporating. I don't know where you get the time.
Awesome, thanks John. FYI, sleep is over rated ;)
Sleep is a poor substitute for caffeine. Well, that's what younger me used to say. These days I tend to go the other way :)
LOL, same here, but now if I have trouble sleeping why bother trying? Just go with it and get stuff done!
This was VERY nicely done.
Where'd you find the documentation of available ports on the various cards? And how they map into M commands? TIA
Great job! Really helpful video. Have you ever done something similar with a Fanuc controller? I'm a hobby machinist going to the next level. I'm getting my first VMC, a 2011 Sharp SV-2412 with a 0i-MD Fanuc control (all new to me). I'd love to add a tool setter and probe but there's not much info out there as far as I can tell. Thanks!
Advicing the manufacturer of the tool height & diameter setter makes improvement to add LED indication。 Its not a bad thing at least and it doesn't like the cheap tool height setter。
I don't think a light on it is that important. In many machines the thing is so covered in coolant and chips you would not see it anyway.
Great work as always!
Any plans for the Sunday night live stream chat to come back?
Tonight!
Not necessarily probe related but im wondering how the white 120v terminals to the right side open? pull a wire out and never get it back in. i suspect a special tool is needed or technique i cannot figure out. any idea? i have the style to the right of your terminal board and also the newer style that are pyramid shaped between my three machines. btw if i try and stick a screwdriver in like you did to the upper terminals it just closes it tighter. mine are slightly different.
My diy probe has flash light indication on its body but sound alerting is important。 Unfortunately, the I/O on my machine runs out ( Mach3)。 I render to write program line to “beep” the desktop computer speaker to sound instead !。。。 Still wait to see if work。。。
There is a light on the probe but not the tool setter, and it is hard to see with the bright work lights I use for filming. The nice thing about the custom solution I used is I can just add more IO if I need it.
Tim;
I am in trouble here...
Ok, I have Fadal 2040 AC 2001 vintage.
And brand spanking new OMI-2T which has interface in it.
OMP 60 Probe, and OTS 1/2AA
The trigger pins are the same on J12 Molex.
Looks like I can pull 12V of P.S. as this unit is good for 10 to 30 volts.
14 wires out of the OTS, 3 for trigger, Power + and ground, and Shield to ground.
That leaves the 8 wires, they are Probe status 1, Probe status 2, Low Battery and Error.
Can you tell me where to park those?
Our machines are largely similar... but your home cooked circutry is custom, and I am scared to trial and error here.
Thanks for the great video's!
Mark
Hello Mark, I replied to your email.
Decent one out there in market has both light and blowing functions。 Are there here?
The touch probe has a light, the tool setter does not. But you can easily add a light and or beep using the Renishaw hardware.
Tim, we miss you! Did you ever work out any of the probing macros for the Fadal?
I have not finished them, the shop got super busy so I only have time to fix what I need for jobs. Good problems to have, but lack of time is the result.
@@AtManUnlimitedMachining That's a good problem to have. I've been having fun writing some and have most of what I need up and going. Thanks to folks like you and others like Doov's blog. I missed a couple of great deals on the Renishaw probes although I have a new TS27. Good deals don't come around very often and I ended up buying a Dewtronics Wireless that works pretty good and is priced very reasonable. Anyways, miss the videos.
Are your schematics available anywhere
did you ever make the macro videos?
must have got what he wanted to split...