Still trying to get this to gel in my head
I tested it out this morning with some stock in the spindle and two tools, called t0101, used a feeler and touched off the Z, stored that, same on X and stored that.
Same on t0202.
Then tried calling and touching off on t0101 and set my work zeros, called t0202 and the zeros were spot on = happy days.
But, what happens after i remove and refit my spindle or use a different bit of stock to set a new tool - the spindle has shifted and the stock has changed.
Surely the tool ref distance from home to touch position is now out of sync as regards the other tools?
I can only envisage it working if there was a point fixed in distance from m/c home - the headstock on a lathe, the face of a chuck etc - I have neither of these as all things are movable.