Hi Chris I looked at that document but I think my confusion comes from using Gmoccapy. I am not to sure how to do the process to get the table written. I will try again today.
------ Original Message ------ From: "Chris Morley" <[email protected]> To: "EMC" <[email protected]> Sent: 2015-05-27 19:16:05 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool Table blues > >There is a difference between touching off to set tool offsets and >touching off to set the origin (part zero). Sounds like u were touching >off to set the origin then did it again on the next tool.... >Chris Morley > >----- Reply message ----- >From: "sam sokolik" <[email protected]> >To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" ><[email protected]> >Subject: [Emc-users] Tool Table blues >Date: Wed, May 27, 2015 9:18 AM > > >I found these directions very informative.. > >http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.6/html/lathe/lathe-user.html#_tool_touch_off > >sam > >On 5/27/2015 11:03 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 22 May 2015 at 17:20, Marius Liebenberg <[email protected]> >>wrote: >>> Then I put tool 1 in the post and do a reference cut. >>> I touchoff X to the cut size >>> I touchoff Z to the chuck face. >>> Save the tool table and reload >>> Then I do a tool change with the button in Gmoccapy and put the next >>> tool in and repeat the above. >>> >>> If I now put tool 1 back in and do a M6 T1 it is no longer at the >>>same >>> as what it was set just now. >>> >>> Do I have the cat by the you know what here??? >> There are two places to set offsets. It seems likely that you are >> over-writing the first offset with the second. >> >> One common way to work with a lathe is to have a reference tool that >> has zero offsets in the tool table. You then touch-off this tool to >> set the G54 (55, 56, whatever) coordinate system relative to the >>work. >> You then set other tools as offsets relative to the reference tool by >> touching-off into the tool table. >> >> That way, when you set a new Z reference in G54 (or whatever) the >> controlled point of every tool moves to match. >> >> So, tool 1, test cut, set origin, second tool test-cut, set tool >> offset, 3rd tool same as second etc. >> >> >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
