Recessed Toolsetter?

Machines (Elite Series)
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Is there any reason why we can’t or shouldn’t recess the toolsetter into the wasteboard, such that material can actually be slid over the toolsetter’s location without snagging on it?

That seems like a good thing to do to me. Is there a downside?

Thanks!

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Hey Adam,

my thoughts on this topic are:

  1. your Z assembly and spindle could be mounted in a position that the bit cannot reach it if it’s a short one.
  2. it is still an area that you must not use for the workpiece

So anyway usually you dedicate a small region to it that is lost for the workpiece. That are the most setups I see.

What I would like is a swiveling arm tool setter that is out of the way in normal use, just like a swiveling tool magazine. But

  1. it has to be mechanically extremely precise (and durable) or you get wrong results
  2. you would have to dedicate some 3D workspace here too
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These are good concerns. Not major though. I might give this a try tomorrow. I’m swapping to a new wasteboard/t-track setup and this seems like something I should test out.

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Mines recessed. Can’t cover it with a tool change in the file because it won’t be able to trigger, but i bought the tall one from amazon and screwed it to a piece of scrap, then screwed the scrap to the under side of my wasteboard. Probably not a bad idea to drop it if surfacing though

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Mine is recessed and as @Aiph5u mentioned, it is an issue with very short bits as I will run out of Z travel. I also have my machine raised up on blocks so if you do not it may not be as much of an issue.

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Here’s my recessed tool setter. So far so good. If I want to use its tool diameter capability I’d have to create a bit more clearance for tools on the side.

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