Homing to sides of workpiece with real tool How? Lathe
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25 Dec 2018 01:00 #122852
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Two things I can think of. Tool length offsets are coming into play somehow. Do a T0 M6 first to make sure that the tool table is not affecting the touch off is some way. Then repeat your test , ensuring that you do a touch off on Z, not a tool touch off (sorry can't remember exactly wording). See if you get the same result as before (is dial gauge dose not report z=0). If so, perhaps the Z-axis scale is incorrect, or Linux CNC thinks it is moving 5inch, but the hardware is actually moving more/less than 5 inch?
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25 Dec 2018 09:09 #122864
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What did the DRO say after the touch-off and the move?
Did you touch-off the tool or the coordinate system?
Is your machine set up for touch-off to workpiece or touch-off to fixture?
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I touched off at a point for Z and entered -7.33. It was verified with the dial gauge.
I then went to 0 with g01 z0.
dial gauge read -0,120.
What did the DRO say after the touch-off and the move?
Did you touch-off the tool or the coordinate system?
Is your machine set up for touch-off to workpiece or touch-off to fixture?
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25 Dec 2018 20:21 #122888
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Hello
Thanjs again for the great help.
"Touch off" I have not used tool touch recently off as that also makes no sense.
The screen DRO is set for relative. I am not sure what that means and relative to what. I can't find a description in the manual.
I think after the move, it reads 0.000 for Z. I need to re-test it again as I now already forgot the finer details.
Thanjs again for the great help.
"Touch off" I have not used tool touch recently off as that also makes no sense.
The screen DRO is set for relative. I am not sure what that means and relative to what. I can't find a description in the manual.
I think after the move, it reads 0.000 for Z. I need to re-test it again as I now already forgot the finer details.
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29 Dec 2018 14:41 - 29 Dec 2018 14:42 #123077
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"Relative" means G54 etc coordinates. "Machine" or "Absolute" means the actual physical axis position. Or at least it does if you have home sensors and correctly set-up axis limits.
If you can home anywhere then neither necessarily means anything.
If you can home anywhere then neither necessarily means anything.
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29 Dec 2018 18:58 #123110
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berndt
Why not take the easy way out and install home switches?
Why not take the easy way out and install home switches?
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