> I got inspiration from these two sites I ran a quick-and-dirty test on the repeatability of my ugly tool length probe switch and discovered that it works surprisingly well:
http://softsolder.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/ugliest-tool- length-probe-switch-repeatability/ Shorter link: http://wp.me/poZKh-15y A somewhat less hideous version of the probe subroutines lies buried in the G-Code accompanying this post: http://softsolder.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/water-bottle- spring-cap-repair/ Shorter link: http://wp.me/poZKh-1cI The trick is to put the G30.1 location far enough above the switch to accommodate the longest tool you'll use for that job. That's a gotcha I discovered on PCBs requiring both carbide drills in a 1/8" collet and twist drills in a Jacobs chuck. I recently got a sack of assorted SMD switches that (seem to) have more overtravel, but I'll procrastinate until I wreck the ugly one and must replace it. All in all, a tool length probe station isn't hard to build, at least if you're not writing up the project for Digital Machinist... [grin] -- Ed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
