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Title: Electronic z height set tool
Post by: Doc on September 12, 2018, 09:06:35 PM

I've been wanting an electronic  z height set tool for awhile but the ones I seen were all 2 inch high I wanted a 1 inch height so I made my own today. I'm happy with the way it turned out. Kind of made it up as I went along so I didn't take any video but did take some pics after the fact.

Title: Re: Electronic z height set tool
Post by: awemawson on September 13, 2018, 01:09:52 AM

Nice Doc!

Don't make the mistake that I did with mine, and forget that diamond doesn't conduct. I wiped out a nice diamond drag engraver tip by over travel.

Title: Re: Electronic z height set tool
Post by: efrench on September 13, 2018, 01:50:43 AM

How does it set the height?  CNC or manual mill?

Title: Re: Electronic z height set tool
Post by: philf on September 13, 2018, 04:26:17 AM

Hi George,

Is the top spring loaded or solid?

The one I made for my CNC has 2mm overtravel.

Phil.

Title: Re: Electronic z height set tool
Post by: Doc on September 13, 2018, 08:53:05 AM

The top is spring loaded is will work on manual mill or NC. I usually write my programs for my NC with a home zero position of 1. This will save me a step of touching off and moving up 1.0 and zeroing. That is one the reasons I wanted a 1.0 not a 2.0.


 I don't have any diamond tooling but if I do end up with some I'll keep that in mind thanks for the tip I guess I would have done the same thing.

Title: Re: Electronic z height set tool
Post by: krv3000 on September 13, 2018, 03:03:30 PM

 :thumbup: brill

Title: Re: Electronic z height set tool
Post by: Doc on December 23, 2018, 08:43:54 AM

Here is a link to a video of the break down of the tool for those that look at videos.

 Electronic height setting tool   (https://youtu.be/lUdjfhKke5U)