Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] glossary of CNC terms for a real newbie??

Thanks in advance,
I added to your input below.
An excellent book found on sale at Enco is CNC Programming Handbook by Smid.
RichD

testfly@... wrote:

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> Is there a good glossary of CNC terms any where out on the web?
> Things like:
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> Y =in a mill, front to back (more correctly, the short axis)
> X =in a mill, right to left (more correctly, the long axis); crossfeed in a lathe.
> Z = up and down in a mill, long axis in a lathe
> F = feed rate

S = spindle speed setting
T = Tool selection in turret machines
H = feed height
E = fixture offset
A,B,C = rotary axis'
G = movement codes
M = additional machine control codes

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> and so on.
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> It may seam really simple but with me being new to cnc it is a good place to start as I want to learn to write/edit code for simple parts.
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> Thanks in advance