On 2/5/24 18:26, John Dammeyer wrote:
Thanks everyone. On the Unimat list there were a number of people really
pushing the idea that Z+ was towards the chuck and it just didn't make sense.
And as we all know, nowadays once can find an internet source that supports
almost anything.
Now if on
Thanks everyone. On the Unimat list there were a number of people really
pushing the idea that Z+ was towards the chuck and it just didn't make sense.
And as we all know, nowadays once can find an internet source that supports
almost anything.
Now if only the wand with the partridge feather
Same here every machine I have used (12 years CNC machining). negative z
is always towards the chuck.
Or on a mill brings the tool down to table. Or table up towards tool
On Tue, 6 Feb 2024, 09:23 Sam Sokolik, wrote:
> Even the k&t with a discrete component 60's control had smaller numbers
>
Even the k&t with a discrete component 60's control had smaller numbers
towards the spindle...
On Mon, Feb 5, 2024, 1:36 PM wrote:
>
> John,
>
> Leaving aside right or left hand rules etc, leaning your head towards
> your left shoulder shows that the relationship between the spindle and
> the ca
John,
Leaving aside right or left hand rules etc, leaning your head towards
your left shoulder shows that the relationship between the spindle and
the carriage is the same as on a vertical mill.
To bring the spindle closer to the carriage is a move in the -Z
direction.
If the argument is abo
There's been an interesting discussion on the Unimat users list about axis
direction. As usual someone can always find something on the web that supports
their opinion.
For example this one:
https://digit-chain.com/names-of-axes-in-cnc-machine/
However I disagree that movement towards the rotat
