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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: SScnc on August 25, 2009, 11:44:57 AM

Title: Touching Tools
Post by: SScnc on August 25, 2009, 11:44:57 AM
I'm having a hard time grasping the tool length offset (G43) But my question is this. Can't you just touch each tool off a gage block of say, 2" and then hit the "Set tool offset" button? Then once the tool is called in the program Mach willl adjust for the given height. Is this how it works?
Title: Re: Touching Tools
Post by: SScnc on August 26, 2009, 09:56:32 AM
Nobody Knows?
Title: Re: Touching Tools
Post by: Hood on August 26, 2009, 01:21:49 PM
You will need to include the line G43 H* where the * is the number in the tooltable that you wish to use for your offset.

Hood