Well, I've finally got the coordinates of my machine entered in to Mach3. A few more questions/issues..
From what I gather, it seems the limit switches are more of a 'backup', and that, once it's homed, it shouldn't go outside this. However, my limit switches are my home switches. I'd like to build in a 1/4 inch or so buffer, so it won't hit the limit switches. While it seems easy to build in a buffer at the other end of travel, how can I move home a little bit past the home/limit switches?
Also, how can I adjust the speed at which it homes? It's painfully slow. I could see it's a good idea for accuracy, but wouldn't it come off the switch slow, and set then?
Also, in the display in the upper right, how do you pan and zoom? I noticed this in the tutorial videos, but it wasn't clear how it was done. I suspect it might be the scroll wheel on the mouse, but I'm using a touch screen, and my backup device is an old trackpad. Is there another way?
Thanks!