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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: jramurray on September 02, 2019, 06:04:54 PM
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Newbie user. CNC router. Mach3. Machine coordinates zero no problem using limit switches. I move the cutter to a new position touching workpiece. Deselect machine coords, set the DRO for each axis to zero. Move away from this new reference position. Press GoTo Zero. X and Y return just fine, but Z does not stop when DRO Z gets to zero, but carries on crashing into workpiece. Why do X and Y stop on zero OK, but Z sail right through ?
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Newbie, Chinese router 6040, Purchased Mach3 licence John Murray
I run the following code and it is fine.
(Go to middle of table, touch down, stop);
G90 G21 G54 G80;
G00 X200.0 Y200.0 ;
G00 Z-20.0;
M30;
With the tip at this point, I turn off machine coordinates, zero the work coordinates
Now, I move the tip to some other place using the pendant, then I run:
(Return to zero);
G00 X0.0 Y0.0;
G00 Z0;
G30;
This works just fine, the tip goes right back to zero on all axes every time.
However, if instead of running that last piece of code, I press
the Go To Zero button, the spindle immediately climbs to the top
of the Z axis and trips the limit switch. The machine is now locked, and the only way to get back control is to wind the Z axis off the limit switch by hand.
Can you suggest a reason why this might be? Could I have a setting wrong in the configuration?
Best regards
John Murray
jramurray@gmail.com
07599 800033
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Check you Safe Z setting (Config / Safe Z).
Tweakie.