On 5/28/2015 6:26 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > I dont know how to touch off into T. I always put the tool to the job > and set Z=0. My understanding is that the tool table must take care of > the rest. So once I have loaded all the tools in the table and touch > them off to the reference of the chuck face and center, then I dont have > to worry about tool offset in G54 - G59. > Should I use any other than Tx M6 with G43 already active in the setup > code?
Take a look at how the Emco Compact 5 PC/CNC lathes setup tools for the turret. They had a spindle attachment with various OD and ID reference points, with a wedge cut out so you could see the inside. I assume the software had a coordinate map of the setting attachment and each tool could be zeroed to one of the positions, which would set the offsets. An adapter to hold that attachment in a chuck would enable it to be used on most any CNC lathe, if there was an addon to LCNC with the preset coordinates from the left end and axis of the attachment. For larger tooling a larger attachment would be required. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
