A new method to measure circular runout of end-milling spindle based on cutting mark

Jianlai Zhou; Shuchun Liu

doi:10.1117/12.819541

31 December 2008 A new method to measure circular runout of end-milling spindle based on cutting mark

Jianlai Zhou, Shuchun Liu

Proceedings Volume 7130, Fourth International Symposium on Precision Mechanical Measurements; 713005 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819541
Event: Fourth International Symposium on Precision Mechanical Measurements, 2008, Anhui, China

Abstract

A practical method is introduced to measure the circular runout of a end-milling spindle system at high speed rotations without the need of a reference sphere. A workpiece is held on a linear slide which moves along the axial direction of the spindle. The spindle is then programmed to run at a specific speed. A very sharp edge cutter must be used and the depth of cut will be very shallow in order to keep the cutting force very small. The workpiece is then fed into the end mill in order to make a cutting mark of teens μm in depth. The cutting marks are circular, and their diameters are related to the circular runout of the spindle system. The cutting mark that is generated at a specific speed is expected to contain information about the spindle circular runout at this speed. In practice the cutting marks are not perfectly circular. Therefore, a best-fit circle of a cutting mark is needed to determine its diameter. A high-resolution edge detector machine is used for this purpose. Quantitative precision analysis was carried out to confirm the accuracy and repeatability of this new measurement technique. It is demonstrated that this technique for the measurement of spindle circular runout is an effective tool in verifying the actual running accuracy of spindles at their actual operating speeds and can be accomplished without the need for a reference sphere.

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Jianlai Zhou and Shuchun Liu "A new method to measure circular runout of end-milling spindle based on cutting mark", Proc. SPIE 7130, Fourth International Symposium on Precision Mechanical Measurements, 713005 (31 December 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819541

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