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Mach Discussion => Mach Screens => Topic started by: bm1400 on January 25, 2011, 03:27:54 AM

Title: using my mill as a lathe
Post by: bm1400 on January 25, 2011, 03:27:54 AM

i am able to run my mill under the control of mach lathe but i dont understand how i can move they y axis. if i had 3 seperate tools clamped on the table how would i zerz each of these. any help would be great
regards mick

Title: Re: using my mill as a lathe
Post by: Graham Waterworth on January 25, 2011, 09:42:36 AM

Try setting tool 1 on G54 tool 2 on G55 and tool 3 on G56 then each one has its own datum point.

Graham

Title: Re: using my mill as a lathe
Post by: rcaffin on February 08, 2011, 06:42:32 PM

Do you mean you have a multiple tool holder along these lines?
I used the Tool Table screen and created tool offsets for each tool. It's a bit fiddly, but I can save and relabel the tools3.dat files.
Then all I have to do is re-zero the tool#1 which is (MUST BE) at 0,0

Cheers