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

Go to Settings menu | Machine Parameters - Environment. Below shows a picture
of setting die clearance ranges:
Above the left number is the lower limit and the right is the upper limit.
Above, assume the current die clearance set for each tool is 0.005” (0.12mm), this
value falls within the range for this specific material thickness. All tools with a die
clearance between 0.004-0.009 (0.1mm-0.22mm) can be used. If all tools would
have a 0.003 (0.08mm) die clearance no tools would be used at all. The theory- if a
tool does not have a die clearance set to fall within the range (per thickness) in the
Environment screen; it will not be used when tooling a part at that specific
thickness.
Remember- If the tooling die doesn’t fall between the lower and upper limit of the
die clearance range, the tool will not be seen in the select tool screen and will not be
used from the turret/tool library.
Note- To bypass the use of dies in NC Express one die must be set for all tooling
and the die range for all material thickness must be set to open the specific die.
2.1.3 Networking Tool Library (Sharing)
Because the tool library within NC Express exists as a Microsoft Access database,
the database and files that pertain to it may be transferred to a desired location (i.e.
network drive) to be shared amongst one to many users. To share the database one
must copy the LIB and SPTOOLS folders, which holds the tool library database and
special tool settings, to shared folder (i.e. on network or PC). The two folders
reside in the machine specific folder in NC Express. (Note- Network Administrator
should be involved in this process.)
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