On 5/28/2015 8:04 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 28 May 2015 at 12:46, Rick Lair <r...@superiorroll.com> wrote: >> We only reference the G54-59 coordinate systems on the Mill side, on the >> lathe side, we solely use G92. I believe it is because we are only >> working in one "plane" and are only referencing one part, the G54-59 >> allows you to run say 5 parts in 5 different vises in one cycle, > Or, for a lathe, to reference each step on the chuck jaws separately. > There seems to me to be something to be said for that when facing off > to length. > I could see that, but each machine in our shop has 3-4 chucks a piece, within the range of 10-20 different sets of jaws, so that's why we solely use the G92 programming.
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