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General Mach Discussion / Mach offseting my work
« on: May 06, 2011, 01:28:51 PM »
Hello.
Could someone tell me why Mach is offsetting my work with 1mm on X and Y axis in the positive direction?
Here is what I do. I mill the X edge og material, my router bit is 3mm in diameter, so I type X -1.5 in the X DRO. I do the same on Y axis. I didnt use the touch off plate, to minimize...my mistakes/settings.
The milled part ( a square) has the right dimensions, but its milled 1mm from where I expect it to be, in the North - East direction from Zero.
I have been reading the last 2 weeks and cant find the answer.
Could someone tell me why Mach is offsetting my work with 1mm on X and Y axis in the positive direction?
Here is what I do. I mill the X edge og material, my router bit is 3mm in diameter, so I type X -1.5 in the X DRO. I do the same on Y axis. I didnt use the touch off plate, to minimize...my mistakes/settings.
The milled part ( a square) has the right dimensions, but its milled 1mm from where I expect it to be, in the North - East direction from Zero.
I have been reading the last 2 weeks and cant find the answer.