Lathe : 2nd turret over limit switch

Hello I have this specific setup where my secondary turret is beyond my limit switch. What are my option if I want to use it and I still want to keep my security up? Is there a was to disable temporarily the limit switch with a specific tool? Thank you 

Limit switches probably can't and shouldn't be disabled.

Do you need a limit switch there?

So long as the machine is homed, it won't exceed the soft limits unless the computer goes completely rogue.

Hard limits are preferable, but not always 100% necessary.

Are your switches wired as normally open or normally closed?

For a normally open switch, you can just disconnect it.

For a normally open switch, just somehow short the connection so it never trips.

Though that could be pretty dangerous.

Disable a limit switch at your own risk!

I tried to do it correctly so I wired them as normally closed. I have 2 limit switches on the axis and this one is also my home switch. 
If I follow your advice then I need to revert everything to have the other LS as HS. This is not an issue to be honest, just thinking about the consequences. 

Set it only to HOME, not HOME+LIMIT, that way you can technically cross the switch if the machine is not homed.

In fact, you can probably allow movement past the home switch properly in the config or stepconf or whatever.

I don't think the home switch needs to necessarily be at the end of the travel.

Mid-travel home switches should be possible.

Perhaps you will find this post helpful: forum.linuxcnc.org/49-basic-configuratio...iguration-and-homing
It's really old though.


I recommend you make a new config from scratch, if you use either StepConf or PNCConf, and play around with the limit switch settings so moving past the home switch is "allowed" up to a certain distance.

Bear in mind that the default values are default for a reason.

If your new config does not work, it will probably be easier to scrap it and create a new one.

Keep your current config as a fallback option though.