>On 28 May 2015 at 13:26, Marius Liebenberg <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Should I use any other than Tx M6 with G43 already active in the >>setup >> code? > >Yes. G43 is not modal. You need to G43 after every tool change. Ah that might be the problem. > >(Actually, it is possible to configure for "sticky" G43, but I think >that was an experimental addition) > > >In practice touching-off Z to the chuck is often less useful that >setting zero as the end just faced-off and working negatively. > I meant that I touch the first tool in the table off to the chuck face and then I touch the job off at the material end working negative from there.
I use a broken 6mm tool in the chuck to get the X offset (3mm) for the first tool in the table. >-- >atp >If you can't fix it, you don't own it. >http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
