Please see attached doc for explanation of what I strive to do. I've read and reread the manual and watched the videos and I still can't seem to grasp it. Also when I run G code from V Carve the machine runs it up in the air. The moves seem to be OK but, all it cuts is air and the Z axis movements are backwards. HELP!!!!!!!

Okay I think I am starting to see where your problem is... If you press Page Down is the spindle going down? are the numbers gettng more negitive?
Thanks
Brian

Brian have you looked at my query attachment. I think this may have a lot to do with my ongoing problems. Take a look at it and see if you can tell me in plain English how to work it out. As I said I've watched the video on co'ord's and homing and find it very confusing for some reason.  I'm ready to throw this whole business int the toilet and get on to another very expensive hobby. LOL I'm insane,

Can you post it as a jpeg... I can't read that other file.

Hi Brian,
  Open that file with "wordpad" and it will show a graphic and a paragraph of what Stringkilla is trying to do.
     I wish I could help on this....

..or open this PDF file...

You could use a setting jig something like the picture.

Make the jig from 1/4" alum plate and bolt it to the machine table anywhere, then clock it square to the axis.

The 1/2" hole is a setting hole so you can clock it at the start and set X and Y zero at this point.

Then have G54 set at -12" and -6"

The 3 off 1/4" dia pins then locate the work in the correct place.

The drawing is in metric by the way.

Graham.

You could use a setting jig something like the picture.

Make the jig from 1/4" alum plate and bolt it to the machine table anywhere, then clock it square to the axis.

The 1/2" hole is a setting hole so you can clock it at the start and set X and Y zero at this point.

Then have G54 set at -12" and -6"

The 3 off 1/4" dia pins then locate the work in the correct place.

The drawing is in metric by the way.

Graham.

  Thanks I think a fixture like that will work, as soon as I find out how to set my part Zero. Thanks for the idea.