rotational offset to jog keys

I don't think it is. The G10 rotation is about the Z axis.

You might find something like my semi-manual lathe to be more convenient:
www.bodgesoc.org/lathe/lathe.html
Though I need to update the subroutines posted there, as they don't take any notice of the "angle" spinbox, which is what you need.

One advantage of this over manual jogging is that is can automatically do multiple passes, so you can walk away and do something else.

A typical sequence of events for me:
home
T1 button (load Tool 1)
jog to just short of the end of the work.
Touch off to +0.5mm
set target Z to 0, target X to -1
press the "Facing" button.
Set target Z to -20 (for example). Set target X to 1mm more than desired diamter.
press "Turning". It will take as many passes as needed, The final X move is to programmed dia
When it finishes, measure the actual diameter. Touch off X to the measurement.
Set the actual desired diameter in the box
press "Turning" again.

With my current subroutines both boring and turning follow the "angle" box.
"Radius" is only used by the turning sub (for a run-out) and the radius button.

Most routines start from the jogged-to position and end at the X and Y from the spinboxes. Radius and chamfer don't, they start from the (X.Y) corner of the work.
Threading starts from current Z, but starts threading at spinbox X, then finishes at the spinbox depth.

For most things I make I don't write G-code, I just create the part step-by-step like you would by hand, except I don't need to stand there twiddling knobs.

If you had a MPG you could set the scale of X and Z jog and get any angle you want...

John

Like Rick said ngcgui and some subs and I do 95% of my ops like that on my lathe.

I have most of my subs on my web site.

gnipsel.com/shop/hardinge/hardinge.xhtml

John

Basically you enable both axis jogs to cut at say 45 degree angle the scale for each axis would be the same.

Take a look at the MPG example in the manual:

linuxcnc.org/docs/html/examples/mpg.html

See the part where the switch enables each axis if you added some and's and used the third position to enable both you would have a 45 cut.

John

strykerg wrote:

i installed Andy's subs and they work great. John the ones you linked also look very useful i will try and find some time to try them

ngcgui is in many ways a better solution than my way. You get a preview and can string a bunch of things together to make a complete program.

I have updated the ngc files at www.bodgesoc.org/lathe/lathe.html so that turning now takes note of the angle request.