On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:23:04 +0100, you wrote: >Axis usability. > >Two things spring to mind, in feedhold, if you damage an insert, how do >you replace it? In Mach, I'd feedhold, jog away, replace the insert then >press cycle start and the machine would carry on, I have the choice of >from exactly the same position it stopped in, or anywhere else as a >"safe move". > >Secondly, on my router I don't use tool tables, it's not practical as it >uses collets and there's no stop to make most tool positioning >repeatable. I also use CAM and it programs the corrected path for tool >diameter, so there's no real reason to. > >My normal method is touch off tool 1 and zero all axis, run that tool, >when Mach pauses for next toolchange, I jog upwards, change the tool, >jog back down until tool touches and re-zero Z, then press cycle start >again and off it goes. > >Is the above possible in EMC?
No comments? - I'm disappointed. I notice somebody else posted a tracker for jogging back in march - #1926697 - still at level 1 and assigned to nobody :( Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
