Just to add a bit to what is all ready said (and I'm doing just that atm on my BP with 42" long parts) I put a dowel in the spindle that matches the nearest hole to the new work area and with the vise loose, Z down and put the dowel into the hole to locate the part from a previous known position. Then proceed with the second program.
John On 2/4/2012 10:39 AM, Martin Patton wrote: > This is probably an easy one but I'm stuck. I am a hobbyist using a > Taig mill. I want to drill a line of holes in a work piece that is > longer than the mill table. The holes are not equally spaced, they > get closer together along the piece. How do I stop the program, > reposition the workpiece and restart the program without losing the > spacing? > Thanks, > Marty > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
