Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm too used to not using tool wear
compensation that I forget about that. I only have to compensate for Z and
X differences when they are too much of a trouble for the finishing
grinding process after, and I usually do that by hand  from time to time. I
certainly can give cutter compensation a try.

El lun., 7 sept. 2020 a las 20:49, Jon Elson (<el...@pico-systems.com>)
escribió:

> On 09/07/2020 03:24 PM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote:
> > Is it any advantage in using cutter compensation when programming the
> > g-code using CAM? Because since I've started working with CAM for my
> > turning programs I like to let the software do all the compensation. By
> the
> > way, I'm talking only about lathe programs. I don't know if this could be
> > an advantage for the mill machine user.
> >
> >
> The advantage is you can adjust the size of the part or
> compensate for tool wear without recreating the G-code.
> This is less of an issue today than when G-code programs
> came on punched paper tapes.
>
> Jon
>
>
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