ok but simply put should not the Z axis be up and down, X & Y are either in and out and left and right. Correct?
Kind Regards, Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty Ziegler Laser Worx LLC 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 10:42 AM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dan. (I'm trying to find a good video or text answer to your question. > but for now this is how I see it.) > > When I started doing woodworking, I was taught to use a > story-stick/straight line transfer. Everything was taken form the same > point/end on the stick. (X&Y used different marking) Latter I got into > drafting, again I took my measurements form one starting point on the > paper. > Years (many years) latter, I got into the machine trades and into > pipefitting. These same methods/ concepts, have worked very well for me, > (X is horizontal and Y is victual from the point of reference,) Until I ran > into computer controlled machinery. At this point I had to change my line > of thinking SOME , and learn some new points of reference names, ( 0, and Z > axis.) > For me I still like the Straight line transfer methods, reading numbers > like .0001 (+or-. 0003) is for me a PAIN, and gives me a headache. ( a > scribe/knife edge or punch is always a better way, then using a pencil or > sharpie marker.) But who (or whom) can say which way is right? > I guess you could say, the best method is one you understand and apply > accurately. > I hope this helps? (or in the very least, I don't muddy up the water for > you.) ;-) > > Have a great day. > > C.A.G. > > > On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 10:36:10 AM EST, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > This raises a question. What is the XYZ axis orientation commonly assumed > for the legacy mills? > > In metal working, the XYZ coordinate system has a floating origin based > upon the work. But the orientation is the same no matter where the origin > is. My math training orients the system so that the origin is at the left, > X proceeds to the right, Y proceeds to the back, and Z proceeds upwards, > all positive directions with negative on the other side of the origin > respectively. This led me to some confusion reading about metal lathe > work. From wherever the origin lies, usually somewhere along the > centerline of the axis of workpiece revolution, X axis proceeds in positive > direction away from user (towards the back), negative direction towards the > user (front). The Y axis proceeds left (negative) and right (positive). > Thus, in metalworking, the X and Y axis appear interchanged from the math > standard. Milling operations use the math standard. > DanK > On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 7:26:45 AM UTC-5 Tim Ziegler wrote: > > Very interesting concept for sure. I was just looking at my woodchuck and > trying to > determine how I might make a floating router attachment to follow a > template too. > Will see what happens as I have many other things on the radar. > Thanks for sharing Curt and Mike thanks for the videos on your past > experiences. > Kind Regards, > > Timothy J. Ziegler > Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty > Ziegler Laser Worx LLC > 14171 160th Ave. > Foreston MN 56330 > > 320-294-5798 shop > 320-630-2243 cell > > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 11:43 PM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Everyone. > > Mike Pung made this video 7yrs ago. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh1JTcyLWOI > X Axis Template follower. > > Awesome idea, and something that Other Legacy users might want to try. > (Note: Mike is using a Wood Chuck Mill, but any Legacy mill could do the > same thing, more or less with some simple MOD's.) > > Sometimes the simple things are Hard, and other times the hard things are > simple. ;-) > Thanks Mike. 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