Gene, I take that statement back for lathes because you can have your tool orientation in the tool table as well as the tip diameter and the front and back angle which give you a good idea of where your tool is. You would still have to touch off each time you change a tool.
You can have a pyvcp button that executes a MDI command. Look in the halui section of the Integrators manual for info on executing a MDI command with HAL. JT On 4/24/2014 8:07 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 24 April 2014 08:45:52 John Thornton did opine: > >> Every time I change a tool on my lathe turret I touch off Z to the >> spindle face and if it is a turning tool I touch off X and take a test >> cut if needed to get X correct. >> >> IMHO, unless you have a repeatable tool change using the tool table does >> not make much sense. >> >> JT > I can certainly see that argument John, and I may wind up just doing it > that way just because my tool post does get moved from time to time, and > there goes several hours of tool table composition thrown away without some > means to restore it very precisely. > > But for that to not get one into a run-away "where the hell am I" > situation, we need an optional item added to the touch off requester, one > that cancels any touch off in effect on that axis for the G5x currently in > use. That would also allow a quick check in case a home switch gets > knocked kittywumpus. Not impossible when it might be knee deep in swarf. > > The "when you are lost" instructions can actually be simplified to > G10 L2 P# axisname 0.000 axisname 0.0000 etc, which simply synchs the P# to > the machines co-ords in G53, AIUI anyway. It at least does the job for me. > But it needs a F5 to goto MDI mode and all that typing with could be > replaced with a "T.O.Cancel" button added in that requester. > > Can this be considered a feature request? For me anyway, it would be at > least as handy as bottled beer. ;-) > > Some might use sliced bread for that comparison, but I'm a DM-II on the med > charts so bread is not normally on my menu unless its rye, much slower to > digest. ;-) > >> On 4/23/2014 4:17 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> Greetings; >>> >>> I now have it homing well enough that I can consider trying to build a >>> tool table. >>> >>> But first, since I own no method of tool holding that is truly fixed, >>> with most of it being insert carrying stuff in QC holders, my >>> question now is in two parts. >>> >>> 1. Since the tool post may get turned a few degrees to facilitate a >>> boring operation, how do you go about ascertaining that the tool post >>> is truly square so you don't have to re-invent a new tool table when >>> its been turned or moved? >>> >>> 2. Do you use fixed gages when servicing the tools in order to >>> establish a fixed "stickout" for that tool when re-installing it in >>> the QC holder? >>> >>> Thanks for any insight on this. >>> >>> Cheers, Gene >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------ Start Your Social Network Today - Download eXo Platform >> Build your Enterprise Intranet with eXo Platform Software >> Java Based Open Source Intranet - Social, Extensible, Cloud Ready >> Get Started Now And Turn Your Intranet Into A Collaboration Platform >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/ExoPlatform >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > Cheers, Gene ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start Your Social Network Today - Download eXo Platform Build your Enterprise Intranet with eXo Platform Software Java Based Open Source Intranet - Social, Extensible, Cloud Ready Get Started Now And Turn Your Intranet Into A Collaboration Platform http://p.sf.net/sfu/ExoPlatform _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
