Folks. Do you think it is safe to use the tool setter with a .023 endmill?
Yes it’s fine. You’re loading it along the strongest axis of the endmill.
thank you for the reply.
@hinro133 Excellent answer. Ive never seen an endmill that tiny, crazy. Based on that logic, is there any reason they should fear X and Y probing?
I probably wouldn’t try it, they break incredibly easily with lateral force. My toolpaths are set so that my smallest endmills are used late in the cut, well after probing is completed.
You don’t have to take the chance on probing X and Y with such a small bit, just use whatever you would normally use.
Makes sense to me now @hinro133 & @avacado, I’m still learning vicariously as I wait for mine to arrive. I see now what you mean as the X and Y only have to be set at the beginning, only Z needs to be re probed with a bit change. And I know that you should always be working down from the big bits to the small.
Added to my notes.
I have some 0.2mm bits. Very tricky but not impossible to use if surfaces flat and parallel.
And bit setter was fine.
I have regularly used 0.8 mm bits, with a bit setter, for rest machining corners in Aluminium without issue.
I’ve never tried x,y probing even though i expect it will be fine as the probing will be against the shaft with such small bits
We use one for cutting guitar fret slots and have no problem probing for Z.