Re: Home Switches???

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "forumtvm" <forumtvm@y...> wrote:
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "rk40risk" <rk40risk@y...>
> wrote:
> > home switches what are they and what are there function thanks?
>
> These are switches you place on a machine usually at the extreme end
> of the axes. (For the z-axis, it will always be at the extreme top)
> When you perform a homing operation, the machine will move towards
> the switch and will stop when it is activated. This is so that you
> can have a permanent repeatable position to which other points like
> the program zero can be referenced.
>
> > home switches what are they
>
> I use cherry switches for the Sherline machine. Others may use
> proximity or optical switches, etc.
>
> Peter