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  1. 03-30-2013, 03:36 PM #1
    Cartel, LLC
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    adding live tooling

    we have an st10 we bought new a year ago. we optioned it out but didnt do any live tooling. now, were wishing we had. can we add live tooling as a field install item or only a new machine build?
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  2. 04-01-2013, 07:10 PM #2
    KenFoulks
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    Haas Factory Support

    Haas does not offer a field install option for live tooling. It is too complicated, it involves too many areas of the machine, mainly adding a C-axis to the spindle.
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    Ken Foulks
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