Calibration system for a deburring tool

A method for calibrating a deburring tool, the method comprising:

• placing the deburring tool with a moveable blade connected to the deburring tool into an adapter configured to receive the deburring tool;
• placing the adapter with the deburring tool into a housing;
• positioning a force transfer member within the housing relative to the deburring tool and the adapter, in which a position of the force transfer member is configured to cause the moveable blade to move towards an inward position and in which the force transfer member is configured to transfer a force applied to the moveable blade by a biasing mechanism in the deburring tool to a sensor;
• detecting the force applied to the moveable blade by the biasing mechanism using the sensor, wherein the force is exerted by a spring in the biasing mechanism;
• and
• adjusting the biasing mechanism using an adjustment tool and an adjustment screw in the biasing mechanism to perform at least one of extending and compressing the spring in the biasing mechanism to adjust the force applied to the moveable blade if the force detected by the sensor is not a desired force selected for reducing an inconsistency generated in response to forming a hole.

An apparatus comprising:

• a housing configured to receive a tool with a moveable blade that can be moved into the tool to an inward position;
• an adapter configured to receive the tool and wherein the adapter is configured to be placed into a channel in the housing;
• a positioning system configured to hold the adapter in a desired position for detecting a force applied to the moveable blade by a biasing mechanism;
• and
• a sensor associated with the housing in which the sensor is configured to detect the force when the moveable blade is in the inward position.

A calibration system comprising:

• a housing configured to receive a deburring tool with a moveable blade that can be moved into the deburring tool to an inward position in which the deburring tool is configured to remove an inconsistency generated in response to forming a hole;
• a sensor associated with the housing in which the sensor is configured to detect a force applied to the moveable blade by a biasing mechanism in the deburring tool when the moveable blade is in the inward position in which the biasing mechanism in the deburring tool is configured to bias the moveable blade away from the inward position to generate the force;
• an adjustment tool configured to change the force applied to the moveable blade by the biasing mechanism;
• an adapter configured to receive the deburring tool in which the adapter is configured to be placed into a channel in the housing;
• a force transfer member configured to transfer the force applied to the moveable blade by the biasing mechanism to the sensor;
• a positioning system configured to hold the adapter in a desired position for detecting the force applied to the moveable blade by the biasing mechanism;
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• a data processing system in communication with the sensor in which the data processing system is configured to determine whether the force detected by the sensor is a desired force.