Hi Ed Had no replies but yours so far.
------ Original Message ------ From: "Ed" <ate...@mwt.net> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2015-05-26 23:49:48 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool Table blues > >Did anyone explain this properly? If not I can give it a go. > >Ed. > > > > > >On 05/22/2015 11:20 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >> So finally I can no longer ignore the tool table functions of LCNC >>and I >> have never had the prevaledge to understand them well. >> >> Please assist me in getting my head around this. >> >> What I have on my lathe is this. >> My limit switches are close to the chuck for the Z axis and fully >> retracted for the X axis. I am using Gmoccapy and I have the G49 code >> active in the startup section. >> I home the machine and then an offset for the home switches are used. >>I >> dont know if this is good practise? >> Then I put tool 1 in the post and do a reference cut. >> I touchoff X to the cut size >> I touchoff Z to the chuck face. >> Save the tool table and reload >> Then I do a tool change with the button in Gmoccapy and put the next >> tool in and repeat the above. >> >> If I now put tool 1 back in and do a M6 T1 it is no longer at the >>same >> as what it was set just now. >> >> Do I have the cat by the you know what here??? >> >> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
