On 27 Mar 2009 at 22:29, Steve Blackmore wrote:
> > I found the NO_FORCE_HOMING=1 in the wiki. it is in the manual... http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/devel/html//config_ini_config.html#sub:[TRAJ]-section > > I'm trying to get my head around how to make AXIS and EMC behave > like > I'm used to with Mach Turn before trying it for real. > > I do a lot of CNC turning and like many others I know, I don't use > the > home switches. They are unnecessary. I don't use them during tool > changes I do my tool changing just far enough off the end of the > stock > so the longest tool doesn't hit the stock, really a waste of time > to > travel any further ;) > > X0 is always the centre of the stock, Z0 is nearly always the end of > the > stock. > > My method is to jog to the end of the stock, touch with tool1( tool1 > has > no tool offsets) and Zero Z, then jog and touch the side of the > stock > and enter the stock diameter in the X DRO. (It's possible to type > and > enter data via the DRO's in Mach). I would then simply run the > file. > > How do I do that? Touch off seems to mess with tool table? Are you using Touch Off P1? If you don't have a tool "loaded" you don't get the option to set the tool table. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
