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Snap Change R-8 Tool change system has
the two second tool change that
offers precision, strength and
reliability.
With the Snap Change tool holder
clamped in the R-8 Spindle of the
milling machine, tool changing is
simply a matter of an up or down
movement of the quill: "Down" Clamps
and "Up" Releases the R-8 Snap
change tool holder. The patented
automatic rotation sensor permits
tool change only when the spindle
rotation stops. The sensor knob is
used to deactivate the system.
Selective radial tool holder
orientation assures precision and
accuracy. And the patented Snap
Change draw bar has over center
locking toggles that deliver
positive power.
Now with Super Drive:
Full Capacity tooling is now available
with the new Super Drive heavy duty
pre-set tooling. Superdrive extends
the range and capacity of tool
holder sizes. Heavy duty models can
be used interchangeably with the
standard R-8 Snap Change tool
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The 15 minute installation kit.
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Advantages of Snap Change
Toolholders
1. Fast! (less than
2 seconds)
2. 1 Inch of travel is all that is
required to change a tool.
3. You do not have to go to machine
home or retract several inches in Z
to change the tool.
4. Small profile. Universal 200KS
systems require about 2 1/2”.
5. Automatic toolchange machines must
go to a fixed tool change position
which can be several inches away
from the part.
6. Fixed tool height (per tool) allows
you to set tool height offsets on
multiple tool/part jobs.
7. Power drawbars do not maintain a
fixed tool position on successive
uses of the same tool in a multiple
part job. (You place the tool in the
collet at each toolchange)
8. With the Snap Change drawbar, you
can put the proper tools in the
holders required, touch off the top
of the part with each tool, set your
tool height offsets, and then run
multiple parts.
9. Snap Change toolholders extend a
short distance from the nose of the
quill, minimizing runout.
10. You do not need a spindle brake to
change the toolholder.
11. Many systems require you to hold
the quill stationary and turn a nut
with a wrench. This requires you to
either have an automatic spindle
brake, or 3 hands to change a tool.
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