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Lathe Alignment
the axis of rotation (AOR) of the spindle to the machine bed and alignment to the tailstock, sub-spindle, turret or tool
holder's AORs.
Conventional methods are very cumbersome and time consuming and are practically useless on large lathes. The L-700
vastly simplifies the task by inserting the laser right into the spindle chuck and the T-261 4-Axis Target into the sub-
spindle or tailstock. The laser is aligned to the spindle axis of rotation out to 100' (30.5 M). This becomes the reference
from which the ways, tool holder and tailstocks can be measured and aligned using the T-261. The software displays a
live reading of the horizontal and vertical center (offset) readings and the horizontal and vertical angular (slope) readings
of the tailstock to the headstock.
Live Display of Misalignment Data in 10 minutes
The L-700 Spindle Alignment System is so easy to set up that
you can have a quick measurement of misalignment data in 10
minutes. The Windows-based software speeds setup and data
taking and even corrects for mechanical mounting errors!
As with all Hamar Laser products, the L-700 provides a live
display in four axes of misalignment data, which means you
can align the tailstock, sub-spindle, etc. while the laser is still
in the machine. This is especially useful for tailstock
alignment, as it requires 4-axis calibration (horizontal center
and angle and vertical center and angle).
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System Recommendations
L-700 Spindle Alignment System
Our patented 4-axis L-700 Spindle
Alignment System is a powerful alignment
tool that will help you to align boring mill,
cylindrical grinding, lathe and turning-
center applications up to 70% faster than
conventional or interferometer methods.
With a resolution of .00002" (.0005 mm),
live data output and large, color computer
graphics, the L-700 is the perfect tool to
align headstocks, spindles, sub-spindles
and tailstocks quickly
and accurately.
Turning Center
Alignment Simplified Even on Large
Lathes
The critical alignment of a lathe or other
turning-type machine is the parallelism of
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Summary of Contents for HAMAR LASER L-700
- Page 1 AORs. Conventional methods are very cumbersome and time consuming and are practically useless on large lathes. The L-700 vastly simplifies the task by inserting the laser right into the spindle chuck and the T-261 4-Axis Target into the sub- spindle or tailstock.
- Page 2 Align Lathe Headstock to Its Bed up to 100 Feet S-1403 Lathe9 Software for With the 100-foot (30.5 M) range of the L-700, even the largest lathes can be Win XP/7/8 quickly aligned. Since the L-700 is aligned to the axis of rotation of the spindle, R-342 Laptop Computer it projects that axis out to 100 feet (30.5 M), allowing the entire length of the...
- Page 3 How the Alignment System Works The setup and use of an L-700 is quite easy and begins by following Lathe9's on-screen instructions to enter the dimensions, number of points, and tolerances. Next the laser is "qualified" or made co-linear (parallel and coincident), to the axis of rotation (AOR) of the spindle.
- Page 4 Inverted A) Insert laser into headstock spindle, the T-261A into the tailstock or subspindle, and rotate the main spindle so the L-700 is in the inverted position. B) Click Record. Step 2 - Qualify Laser - Spindle Normal A) Rotate the spindle/laser to the NORMal position.
- Page 5 Step 2 - Qualify Laser Showing the Laser Bucked-in to the Spindle AOR A) Using Allen key, turn the angular adjustments until the V & H Angular displays are zero. B) Using the Allen key, turn the center adjustments until the V & H Center displays are zero.
- Page 6 Step 3 - Spindle AOR Parallelism to Lathe A) Put T-261A Target on lathe saddle and move it to a distance from the headstock specified in for Point #1 in Step 1. B) Click Record to record the first data point. C) Move saddle/T-261A to next point and click Record.
- Page 7 Step 3 – Live Spindle-to-Bed Alignment Screen Click Move in Step 3 to open the Spindle-to-Bed alignment screen, showing a live display of the vertical and horizontal parallelism (angular) values relative to the lathe's machine ways or bed. The data can be shown relative to the tailstock bed, saddle bed or an average of both.
- Page 8 Click Record. Step 5 – Record Data-Spindle: Laser Normal/Target Inverted Rotate the headstock spindle so the L-700 is in the NORMal position. Rotate the target in the tailstock chuck to the INverted position. Ensure both are level. Click...
- Page 9 Step 5 – Record Data Spindle: Laser Normal/Target Normal Rotate the target in the tailstock chuck to the NORMal position. Click Record. Step 5 - Record Data Spindle: Results After taking the data, Lathe9 calculates mounting-error offsets and applies them to the display values. It also calculates the spindle alignment results and applies the tolerance.
- Page 10 Step 6 – Tailstock/Turret Alignment Live Move Screen After taking the spindle alignment data in Step 5, click Next to go to the Tailstock/Turret Live Move Screen. In this screen, the mounting errors collected from Step 5 are applied as an offset to the data displays, showing the actual alignment in four axes: Side View, showing the Vertical Center and Vertical Angle and Top View, showing the Horizontal Center and Horizontal Angle.
- Page 11 Vertical and horizontal controls for both angle and center adjustment of • the laser to the spindle's precise axis of rotation L-700 mounts in the spindle to project its axis of • rotation out to 100' (30.5 M) Needs only 10" (250 mm) of space between spindle and tailstock or •...