Measuring Larger Tools - CNC PYTHON XPR User Manual

Measuring Larger Tools

Follow these steps to measure tools that will not fit your tool holder:
1. On the [Tool Measure] screen, press [F1 Start]. The
machine will do a tool change if necessary then
move to the tool measuring device.
2. Once it starts to go down to measure it, hit the
[Reset] button.
3. Go to the [Operation] page and click [MPG].
4. Use your MGP remote to move the spindle and
attach your oversized tool to it.
5. Bring the spindle to the center of your tool
measuring device. Remember, the spindle needs
to go down 3 times to measure your tool— make
sure your oversized tool will not crash into anything
as it goes down. You can place the spindle higher
to make sure the tool blade is not touching the
sensor.
6. Switch back to [Auto] mode.
7. Go back to the [Tool Measure] Screen.
8. Highlight the "Use Reference" area, enter "0" the hit [Enter] to save.
9. After the Use Reference value is turned to zero, press [F1 Start].
This will tell the machine that the tool measuring device is already directly under the spindle, so it will
prompt it to just go directly down for measurements.
10. Once finished, make sure to change your Use Reference value back to "1" for your regular bits.
The tool measuring device near the corner
of your router
Use
Reference
Field
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