Re: [Emc-developers] Setting tool length vs touching off Z every time [was: g43 and modal commands]

2014-03-19 Thread Ed Simmons
On 19/03/14 00:57, jeremy youngs wrote: also modifying the work offset affects EVERY tool , (further bad juju) , however understanding the limits of many of us on the list without toolchangers and holders i use the touch off method, while not perfect it has sufficed for anything i do at the

Re: [Emc-developers] Setting tool length vs touching off Z every time [was: g43 and modal commands]

2014-03-19 Thread Dave Caroline
A tool length and width and shape probe is needed for some types of tooling. For some a camera can be used but beware of camera optical axis and resolution accuracy etc For best quality you need to detect the run out so you know the effective diameter too. Dave Caroline On 19/03/2014, Ed