Description
The Standard Magazine allows for safe unattended use by employing our innovative tool recognition sensor. It also includes a flexible clear vinyl cover that seals tight to the motor housings providing a good seal against dust and debris.
An automatic tool change would be incomplete without a fixed position tool setter. All of our magazines come with the option to include an internal tool setter, replacing one of the 6 RapidChange Sockets, or to use an external tool setter, leaving all 6 tool locations.
The following is included with the complete magazine:
A magazine block machined from HDPE with 5 RapidChange Sockets and an internal tool setter with cable, or 6 RapidChange Sockets.
IR tool recognition sensors and dust cover assembly with cable.
M6 socket head cap screws for mounting the magazine.
An Easy Driver stepper motor driver for dust cover motor control.
A spacer to set up the Z Engage height.
The complete magazine measures 54mm deep by 378mm for ER20 and mm for ER11 to the outside of the control arms. The dust cover will rise to a height of 87mm while opening.
Logan Smith (verified owner) –
I have had the pre release version of this magazine for about 2 months now and my only gripes are solved with this version with the dust cover and height sensor. I use Mach 3 on my home built router; the amount of time this saves is crazy. It took a few weeks to get used to the cam and workflow changes, but once you are past that it is second nature. I use 1mm to 13mm endmills in mainly aluminum and a bit of steel. I never had it slip, and I use down cutting bits. The initial set up was about 1 hour, with the documentation it should be less now. With my vfd tourqe curve it takes 18 seconds to change an endmill. I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to make some money with their machine.
I also am happy to use a product that is made by people who are passionate about it and take pride in their work, down to the last detail.
Guillaume Ferland (verified owner) –
I use the rapid change atc on my shariff dmc2 cnc 14×10 inch table. I mostly machine 70 and 60 series aluminum sometimes 4140 steel. I have a Masso g3 controller. I was worried it would take too much space on my machine table but was really surprised how compact and simple it is to setup, no air needed, that’s a big plus for me. The cover is really good to keep chips and coolant out. The workflow with the toolsetter works really well. I used to design my parts with the intention to fabricate it with the fewest tools count. But now I got my deburring tool, engraving tool and facing tool always loaded, it makes better looking parts for less work.
Thanks you so much!
jean-philippe leduc (verified owner) –
ome word amazing! work perfectly, when basic setting are set its the perfect addon to any cnc fast easy and well think. support its amazing and fast this should been on the market for a long time its what all we need nothing to change to the hardware of the cnc just bolt it set position and goooo tanck to rapidchange crew !!