It is pretty easy to see WHY the z-axis is set up the way it is on a lath and a
mill and why it is different. You need a well defined “zero”. On a mill, the
machine's “zero" is the table and one a mill it is the chuck. A lathe has not
other well define place on the machine, the tailstock mo
On 2/6/24 07:54, Stuart Stevenson wrote:
Ray Henry's story is a Murphy's Law occurrence. I once had a car with a
starter problem. I changed the starter three or four times in quick
succession. I could not figure out why so I purchased two, put one in the
trunk along with tools. I never had to use
Ray Henry's story is a Murphy's Law occurrence. I once had a car with a
starter problem. I changed the starter three or four times in quick
succession. I could not figure out why so I purchased two, put one in the
trunk along with tools. I never had to use it.
On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 4:20 AM John
No. On the mill towards the tool on the spindle axis (z) is -. Regardless of
lathe or mill or CNC router Z decreases the closer the work gets to the tool.
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Shouldn't cross slide motion be X and carriage motion be Z on a lathe? Like a
mill tipped on its back.
On a mill, towards the tool on the spindle axis (Z) is + and table movement
(X) to the right is +
So think of standing on the left side of a Bridgeport then tipping it over to
the left.
On M
