On Sunday 05 August 2018 09:33:22 andy pugh wrote: > On 5 August 2018 at 14:07, Ken Strauss <[email protected]> wrote: > > I had looked at > > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/lathe/lathe-user.html#_lathe_tool_ > >orientation_a_id_lathe_tool_orientation_a but obviously not > > understood the drawing. Is "Position 9" the controlled point? I > > No, position 9 is a round "button" tool. > So for position 9 we would enter the radii of the button? It is a tooltype I don't own.
I'd also make the comment that it sure would be nice, and usefull, if the tip radii was listed on the little plastic boxes the inserts usually come in. It takes entirely too long to locate that information on the chip makers web site. > The controlled point is the red cross on each position. Only position > 9 has the controlled point inside the tool material. Which leads to an interesting train of thought, and I may yet buy such a tool holder. -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
