I bet that there are a lot of horizontals out there configured backwards. (Had never really thought about it myself, never worked with one.)
Todd Zuercher P. Graham Dunn Inc. 630 Henry Street Dalton, Ohio 44618 Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -----Original Message----- From: andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2022 12:22 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: [Emc-users] Coordinate systems for horizontal spindles [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe. I realised last night that the coordinate system on my mill is incorrect when I run the horizontal spindle. Curiously nearly every diagram that I can find online also seems to be incorrect. Or, at least, ambiguous. https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.app.goo.gl%2FXuzUowMJyK3ffabD9&data=04%7C01%7Ctoddz%40pgrahamdunn.com%7Ce7b1ea09f6664d3146e308da1bd7be7a%7C5758544c573f47cebee96c3e0806fb43%7C0%7C0%7C637852910703088784%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Vq2wnD%2FHC2j960X0o2xNMplBhRstQ%2FJggAdlnqtKTVE%3D&reserved=0 = Ambiguous https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.app.goo.gl%2FiczsGEAgDueBfnCT9&data=04%7C01%7Ctoddz%40pgrahamdunn.com%7Ce7b1ea09f6664d3146e308da1bd7be7a%7C5758544c573f47cebee96c3e0806fb43%7C0%7C0%7C637852910703088784%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=N52HdspbmvhOdw%2BjnqoVksBY1VbGA%2B27UJjat8zG5ME%3D&reserved=0 = Left-handed And: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.app.goo.gl%2FdSkmwhBPRojMJXdx8&data=04%7C01%7Ctoddz%40pgrahamdunn.com%7Ce7b1ea09f6664d3146e308da1bd7be7a%7C5758544c573f47cebee96c3e0806fb43%7C0%7C0%7C637852910703088784%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=VxL%2B02cEd5j%2BqADBgGG5RdhINmX3rzvTBUrBBIXFLio%3D&reserved=0 = Correct... It's taken me 10 years to notice, but I am going to have to reverse my X axis in horizontal mode. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." - George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Femc-users&data=04%7C01%7Ctoddz%40pgrahamdunn.com%7Ce7b1ea09f6664d3146e308da1bd7be7a%7C5758544c573f47cebee96c3e0806fb43%7C0%7C0%7C637852910703088784%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=VZmWPRkt%2Bk4aO5svD96KFi8rTin3D8qzWKNHuEQiBjU%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
