When the Bitsetter is disabled, how do you zero a new tool? Do you have to run separate jobs for each tool? I recently tried this for the first time and I had no way to zero the bit after the tool change. I ended up pausing, then stopping the job then setting up the second tool as its own job. That worked just fine, but is there another way to do the Z-zero when the Bitsetter is disabled and the job calls for more than one tool?
It is this procedure which the BitSetter gets one out of doing — in the absence of one, that’s how it’s done.
Got it. I use the BitSetter when I can (which is for most jobs) – but I can’t use it when I have a 2’x4’ sheet of stock on my 2’x4’ bed. Until today I haven’t need to do a tool change and so just hadn’t run into issue before. Now I know. Thanks, Will.
The other option is to always use tools that are exactly the same length. Once you zero, then it’s good for all the tools.
People do this with collars, so that when the tools are inserted into the collet, they all have the same amount of stick-out.
For example:
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I’ve never heard of these before – this is a great idea. Thanks for the info.