While discussing the tool table I'll ask a question (it is too cold in the shop to try it right now). Are all offsets (Z, X, Y) acted upon in a mill? I'd like to use X/Y in the tool table to position an auxiliary spindle when a special tool numbers that are in the auxiliary spindle are selected.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2018 7:35 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Has anyone made use of a tool table entry in re a > tool changer? > > On Thursday 06 December 2018 19:18:25 andy pugh wrote: > > > On Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 22:37, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > > > How about an entry in the W column of the tool table? > > > > > > Maybe, whats it normally do? > > > > It would be the offset in the W axis. I doubt that you have a W axis, > > so you won't see any effect, but the tool changer should be able to > > read the value. > > I'll certainly look into it, thanks Andy. > > > -- > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
