If I recall correctly, it was to ensure the air-blast came on before machining started. Same with the coolant for drilling. No need for this when in production
@@50STUNT The tool change time is less than 2 seconds, that's cutting to cutting time. The delay was probably, if can recall correctly, is down to our compressor being under capacity when a few machines were running. Also, please note, we only ran dry for demo purposes. Running dry on aluminium isn't recommended. We also could have pushed the speeds and feeds a little further if we had good air supply or coolant on. We could through coolant which would bring better performance. I'd highly recommend the Robodrill.
@@MrColough Thanks. I have been considering purchasing a robodrill and that delay on tool change concerned me. extra 2 seconds a change leads to running the machine a month extra per year. I am looking at a Brother now, super fast.
@@50STUNT entirely up to yourself. If there is a delay, its only because we put it there, not the controller. Rather than going on a you tube video, go see one and prove it out for your own needs. I'm not going to agree with you on the 'weeks lost in a year' on a single machine. I think that may be an overstatement. I recall hearing a story about a German installation engineer getting grief over lost seconds on a CNC programming and attempts to optimise. His response was there was a lot of time lost between 8am and 8.30 when the machine could have been running!
