For those that are interested This is accurate to 0.005mm and works fine. I have three of them.
US $44.94 30%OFF | Z Axis Zero Setter with a Table Zero Setting Gauge for CNC Machine 50 +/- 0.005Mm Z Axis Tool Length Setter https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOdQ9RN On Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 9:50 PM Les Newell <[email protected]> wrote: > In the manual page (F3) enter the tool Z position (e.g 0 if you are > using the paper trick) and press the tool offset button. I personally > don't like using paper. It's easy to make a mistake and damage your > tool/work. I prefer to use a round bar of a known diameter (e.g the > shank of an old tool). Jog down to a height less then the diameter of > your bar then slowly jog up while trying to pass the bar under the tool. > When it passes through you are at the bar diameter. Enter the bar > diameter as the Z offset. This can be very accurate if you are careful. > > Les > > On 11/07/2021 08:37, John Dammeyer wrote: > > I've been watching the Tormach Path Pilot videos on tool height and > offsets. > > https://youtu.be/BoIB_Fatt44 > > https://youtu.be/2EIQo8g4RVQ > > > > Very similar to what is available in MACH. > > > > Is there a graphical interface for AXIS that lets you enter in the tool > height values or use the machine to generate them and enter into the > appropriate tables? > > > > Thanks > > John > > > > > > > > > > "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" > > Automation Artisans Inc. > > www dot autoartisans dot com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
