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Touch plate problems and accuracy
« on: December 16, 2017, 07:25:31 PM »
Hi all. I need some help. I have 2 touch plates. 1 corner finder which works great and 1 fixed touch plate. The fixed touch plate, the tool rapids down and hits the plate, stops but does not retract to slowly come Dow for a second touch off. I have to reset mach3 and manually retract it. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas what is happening as the corner finder works as it should. 
The other issue I am having is my machine measures correctly near the home switches but but no where else.

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Re: Touch plate problems and accuracy
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2017, 11:13:35 PM »
Are there any messages displayed when it stops?
What version of Mach3?
What macro are you using?
Are you using the parallel port? If not, which motion controller?
Gerry

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Re: Touch plate problems and accuracy
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2017, 03:06:00 PM »
There is no message when it stops.
Version for Mach3- R3.043.066
I am using parallel port

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Re: Touch plate problems and accuracy
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2017, 03:14:40 PM »
You didn't answer the most important question.
What macro?
Gerry

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Re: Touch plate problems and accuracy
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2017, 03:27:23 PM »
I am new to cbc work. Where do I look to find out. Where is it. Some times it works and sometimes it doesn't.  I just tried it and it worked. I have noticed that when I run a g code that 1 time out of 3 times it will cut properly with no problems but i go through alot of wood.

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Re: Touch plate problems and accuracy
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2017, 04:36:19 PM »
May I suggest you read the manuals and also watch the available videos.

RICH

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Re: Touch plate problems and accuracy
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2017, 06:47:03 PM »
MAch3 does not have a touch plate macro by default, so you had to add it at some point.
Gerry

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Re: Touch plate problems and accuracy
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2017, 07:06:08 PM »
Why do you want or need a touch plate?  Set up the Homing correctly, raise the Z jog over the to  starting point, lower Z until the tool is at your zero and Zero in the display?
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Re: Touch plate problems and accuracy
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2017, 07:33:10 PM »
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Why do you want or need a touch plate? 

Because it's faster, easier, and more accurate.
Gerry

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Re: Touch plate problems and accuracy
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2017, 04:52:46 AM »
Thanks for the reply. I'm also having a issue with the slaving of my a to my y axis. When I Mill in climb milling the Gantry wants to go out of square causing me to loose accumulated steps. but when I do conventional milling it works perfectly.