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General Mach Discussion / Tool offset On/Off not working.
« on: November 14, 2010, 01:42:05 AM »
To start with I am completely new to machining, so I will do my best to describe my problem.   Would anyone have any idea why the “Tool Offset On/Off” button would not be working.  The behavior is always the same.   I bring up the “offset window” enter tool number "1" ( for example)  and press the Tool Offset On/Off button.  The green indicator never lights up and the tool number I enter is reset to zero.  For that matter, the tool number is reset to zero if I just click in the next box down.
My approach has been:
1.   I am using the Tormach TTS tooling system, so I am measuring my tools on a bench and entering the measurements directly into the Tool table. 
2.   I load the test G-code program provided my Tormach
3.   I reference the machine.
4.   I open the offset widow - enter tool 1 (which is the Tormach Touch Tool) and try to enable Tool Offsets.   The indicator does not light up and the tool number is reset to zero.

5.   My next step would be to touch off the z-axis using the Tormach Touch Tool, but I cannot get that far.

Does anyone have any idea based on the above description what the problem might be, or what other data would I need to provide you for your help?

Thanks,

Randy

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General Mach Discussion / Table position after referencing the machine
« on: November 12, 2010, 10:07:18 AM »
I am totally new to machining, so this question may appear strange to most of you.   What position should my table on my Syil CNC mill be in just after pressing the referencing all button.   Maybe the answer is that it all depends. 
I am asking because I was having an issue with the jog buttons on the key board and the pop-up jog window was moving the table in the opposite direction.   Meaning the ++ button on the window was moving the table on the opposite direction of the arrow on the key board.

After making some changes to correct this behavior the X-Axis not homes the opposite side of the table.   On the tool job display window and DRO’S after homing all appear to me to move in the expected direction (well as I think that they should).  I have loaded a test G-code file and ran the program in the air just to see if it followed the expected path on the tool job display.  It does.

My concern is this; I expected from looking at the tool job screen that my machine would home to the South West corner of the machine table.   My machine is currently homing to the South East Corner.   From what I can tell the DRO’s all moving in the right direction after the machine is referenced. Meaning + on X and Y, and – on Z.  But for some reason I think the X-axis is on the wrong side after being homing.

I hope this all make sense.  Any guidance would be very helpful.

Thanks,

Randy

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