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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: billpardee70@gmail.com on July 26, 2020, 09:13:25 PM

Title: Z zero
Post by: billpardee70@gmail.com on July 26, 2020, 09:13:25 PM

Every time I set my Z height, when I hit start , it goes straight down and plunges into the wood.  I have to zero my Z height two or three times to get it to work right.  I am tired of wasting wood.

I am using Mach 4 Hobby
PMDX controller

Thanks,

Bill Pardee

Title: Re: Z zero
Post by: Graham Waterworth on July 27, 2020, 08:12:42 AM

Check your tool offsets, if you are only using 1 tool then you do not need a height value in the offset for that tool.

Title: Re: Z zero
Post by: thosj on July 27, 2020, 04:50:02 PM

Quote from: Graham Waterworth on July 27, 2020, 08:12:42 AM

Check your tool offsets, if you are only using 1 tool then you do not need a height value in the offset for that tool.

And once that's done, read the gcode and see where it's telling the machine to go.