Stand-Alone Punch machine user manual - Finn-Power International ...

once in NC Express tool library, example, two rectangle 0.25x1.00 with two of the
same dies- Open RE_0.250x1.000 (5mmx25mm) highlight the die quantity and
change the quantity value to two (2). Also, change punch count on bottom of
modify tool to two (2). You now just told NC Express that there are two
RE_0.250X1.000 (5mmx25mm) tools to be loaded in the turret; one can be loaded
in the turret at 0° and one at 90° if desired.
Punch count determines the amount of one specific tool in the tool library. Tool
library may have a tool with 4 different die clearances and only 3 punch counts-
This means that the tool can only be loaded in the turret a maximum of three (3)
times.
Removing- To remove a die clearance for a tool select the die, for the specific die
value that will be removed, and click remove die.
Remember- When using this feature in NC Express this requires proper setup
initially. Each tool in the tool library will need to have all the correct physical dies
(meaning at the machine which type of die the tool physically has).
After die clearances are set, open the tool library and click Save. (Note- If NC
Express asks for a default die clearance every time it is opened user did not save the
tool library, clicking save will create tool library database (*.mdb) which will allow
for editing in Microsoft Access.)
Step 2: Setting die range for materials
At this point all dies should be entered for tools. What needs to be done now is to
set the die clearance range for all material types and thickness. (At the end of this
document Appendix C shows recommended die clearances and ranges for all
materials)
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