Been using mach mill for years and was a bridgeport user for years, Finally got around to converting a lathe but never had a lot of experience with lathes.
Very confused on the setup within mach. Where is 0,0 dumb question I know.. Rapids are extremely fast which are nice but not necessary. Cant figure out why they wont change with ipm . Another issue is tool post position . Id like the code from the wizards to set tool post position in front, closest to operator. I do not intend on using rear post any time soon. X start and x end seem to be very different from one wizard to another this is where i get very confused. Does this have anything to do with dia. mode. I am in diameter mode which i am also unsure of. I normally dont write my own codes but rely on cad/cam software, wizards and nfs in mill and would very much like the same aspects with turning. If I posted my xml file will this be helpful. Any help would be great.