Re: [Emc-users] Extremely confused about axis and home, please help...

2013-10-17 Thread Richard Thornton
Thanks John! Could you please take a look at http://www.carving-cnc.com/cnc6040-series/cnc-6040z-s80-new-router-engraver-drilling-and-milling-machine.html and let me know whether you think the longest axis should be X or Y? Best Regards Richard -- Message: 5 Date:

Re: [Emc-users] Extremely confused about axis and home, please help...

2013-10-14 Thread Richard Thornton
to the work in the axis being set. Hold a dowel (I use a broken 6mm milling cutter) against the side of the tool, then slowly jog away until the dowel slides underneath. Then touch-off and type the dowel diameter in the box. On 10/9/2013 5:00 AM, Richard Thornton wrote: Thanks Dave and Marius! Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Extremely confused about axis and home, please help...

2013-10-09 Thread Richard Thornton
: CALfYgt=rkGV8wdbmR9PRU90nDYfD=v85TWr=W=qgxwukrgq...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 6:40 AM, Richard Thornton richie.thorn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, So I have one of the Chinese 6040 gantry CNC routers, like this, I have setup the axis as I have

[Emc-users] Extremely confused about axis and home, please help...

2013-10-08 Thread Richard Thornton
Hi, So I have one of the Chinese 6040 gantry CNC routers, like this, I have setup the axis as I have indicated in the image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ochmutxnacs4fo6/6040.JPG The 6040 does not have any limit/home switches yet. Now under stepconf, using mm, I have setup: X 0-550 home 275 Y

[Emc-users] Sydney: local assistance setting up a CNC

2013-08-08 Thread Richard Thornton
Hi, I am completely new to CNC, I got a chinese 6040 from ebay, replaced the controller box with a G540 and now I would like to get it all cabled up and working with linuxcnc :) Would anyone with EMC and CNC experience in Sydney (I am 10km NW of the harbour bridge) be able to come by and help me