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Offline bm1400

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using my mill as a lathe
« on: January 25, 2011, 03:27:54 AM »
i am able to run my mill under the control of mach lathe but i dont understand how i can move they y axis. if i had 3 seperate tools clamped on the table how would i zerz each of these. any help would be great
regards mick
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Offline Graham Waterworth

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Re: using my mill as a lathe
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 09:42:36 AM »
Try setting tool 1 on G54 tool 2 on G55 and tool 3 on G56 then each one has its own datum point.

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Offline rcaffin

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Re: using my mill as a lathe
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2011, 06:42:32 PM »
Do you mean you have a multiple tool holder along these lines?
I used the Tool Table screen and created tool offsets for each tool. It's a bit fiddly, but I can save and relabel the tools3.dat files.
Then all I have to do is re-zero the tool#1 which is (MUST BE) at 0,0

Cheers
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