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by pylyp
Fri May 16, 2014 1:51 pm
Forum: MSM Turn & Mill-Turn Support
Topic: MSMill-Turn Tooling setup
Replies: 10
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Re: MSMill-Turn Tooling setup

Hello Dave In my opinion the configuration should be independent of where the MC 0,0,0 point is set but I checked your videos again and my mill is set up in the same manner as yours. It also uses a right-handed coordinate system. I have however thought of a few additional points that may be relevant...
by pylyp
Wed May 14, 2014 1:17 pm
Forum: MSM Turn & Mill-Turn Support
Topic: MSMill-Turn Tooling setup
Replies: 10
Views: 29276

Re: MSMill-Turn Tooling setup

Hello Dave No problem! I modified the macros and managed to go get it working the way I was expecting (but perhaps not the way you initially intended). I created a custom All-LatheTouchOffY macro with the following calculation which is only used when master tool mode is ON and when the selected tool...
by pylyp
Thu May 08, 2014 1:32 pm
Forum: MSM Turn & Mill-Turn Support
Topic: MSMill-Turn Tooling setup
Replies: 10
Views: 29276

Re: MSMill-Turn Tooling setup

Tool offsets: Here is what I have figured out so far. With Master Tool Mode on, and a Tool Block Offset set. I can set the offset for the master tool. The offset recorded by pressing the "touch buttons" is the distance from the Tool Block location. All good. When I go to set the next tool...