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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: Why does Mach 3 need a tool length?

« on: June 14, 2014, 04:53:04 AM »

Ok at work we use the tool changer  religiously and not once have I ever set a length for the cutters.
hass
hurco
YCM
Vison wide
eumach

all of these machines we set the cutter off the work price and run with it . All in the same off set .

we use g90g43h# in all of our paths along with the m6t# .


so basicly we never set lengths of cutters we just scratch them ( pick them up off of a 1,2,3 block) load the program and run it.  

now at home I won't be able to just kick off the program and sit back down and program the next job I will have to tend to the tool changes and do it manual lol . I hope this makes sense.

I do understand  lenths as well as the fidia I have a laser and it picks the length off all the cutters sorta like I would have to do in mach 3 then touch off on a work price with a tool that has been lasersd and enter my z offset in .

I just curious why I have to go with the last route with the lengths . The machine should know its position as it has been homed out correct?. I just ordered a couple more holders so I would have cutters and drills
made up I only have 5-6 tools that I use .

thanks in advance

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Promote and discuss your product / Re: Tool Length Offset Tool Setter

« on: June 13, 2014, 05:24:00 PM »

I saw a link on cnc zone. Machine is a IH cnc

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Promote and discuss your product / Re: Tool Length Offset Tool Setter

« on: June 13, 2014, 12:25:45 PM »

I see your out of stock now . why such a price jump to the new one ?

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Mach3 and G-Rex / Why does Mach 3 need a tool length?

« on: June 13, 2014, 12:21:01 PM »

Ok I run all sorts of mills at work and we never have to enter the tool length of any cutters . We work off offsets and manually pick up all of our cutters and use the tool changer everyday.
The only time I ever need to get a length is for calibrating my laser on my fidia but the rest of the machines we NEVER need length.


The only reason I ask is I want to pick up my cutters like I do at work and do manual tool changes in my IH cnc


Besides I don't have an extra holder for a dedicated indicator nor do I have a height gauge

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 limit switch config

« on: May 24, 2014, 02:48:03 PM »

So quick question. X++ is the table moving x+ or is it the table going left as it is cutting x+

my last post I wasn't thinking lol and looked again and noticed that your correct.



there is
X++
X--
X home

fixed type o

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 limit switch config

« on: May 24, 2014, 02:46:03 PM »

So quick question. X++ is the table moving x+ or is it the table going left as it is cutting x+

my last post I wasn't thinking lol and looked again and noticed that your correct.



there is
X++
X-
X home

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 limit switch config

« on: May 24, 2014, 02:09:36 PM »

Ok gotcha

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 limit switch config

« on: May 24, 2014, 12:00:44 PM »

I can now home out thanks now I have to read up on what the other limits are kinda confusing since their are X- and X--

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 limit switch config

« on: May 22, 2014, 02:11:21 PM »

I'll look for the auto and see if that works

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General Mach Discussion / mach 3 limit switch config

« on: May 22, 2014, 01:35:15 PM »

I have a mill that I just bought and need to get the limit switch config fixed. When I bought the machine they worked . Now that I got it home and had to swap out computers and install mach 3  and load old settings the limit switch config is not correct I have the mill running just need the limits so I can home out the machine.
any and all help is appreciated