Typically inserts used in a lathe have the nose radius measurement not the effective diameter. So for lathe tooling you have to double the nose radius to put an entry into the tool table. Also important for a lathe is the tool orientation...
Give the online docs about an hour to update and see if they are less confusing now. John On 5/29/2012 8:08 AM, charles green wrote: > why should one linear axis have a metric that is 2x or 1/2x any of the > others, even on a lathe? > > --- On Tue, 5/29/12, andy pugh<bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: andy pugh<bodge...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] cutter radius compensation versus tool table data >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"<emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 5:03 AM >> On 29 May 2012 12:30, John Thornton >> <bjt...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Actually the docs should/will say Cutter Diameter >> Compensation to avoid >>> that confusion. >> Even for a lathe? >> >> -- >> atp >> If you can't fix it, you don't own it. >> http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Live Security Virtual Conference >> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's >> security and >> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can >> respond. Discussions >> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the >> latest in malware >> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
