Machsupport Forum
Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: castleworks on July 06, 2010, 09:21:53 PM
-
I am in the infancy of starting up my CNC router and have another basic question.
How do I tell Mach where the top edge of my piece to cut is located? Is there an offset you enter first before running one of the example G code files (such as the Road Runner?
Thanks
Castle Works
-
Jog the tool to the top of the part, and zero the Z axis.
-
Well that is too simple :D
Thanks for pointing out the obvious (I am learning lots as I go)
-
A little further down the line you may want to implement the Auto Tool Zero function using a touch plate.
A search of the forum for 'touch plate' should bring up all the details of what others have done here. It is a worthwhile addition to any machine which I would not be without now.
Tweakie.