Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Homing position

Since you only home the machine when you turn it on at the beginning of the
day, the standard is Z all the way at the far end, and you must clear the
tailstock manually prior to running the home routine. X is all the way
forward towards the handle (max away from center line). Home is always Z
first, then X.

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 09:30, Roland Jollivet <Roland.Jollivet@...>wrote:

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> Hi All
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> I'm busy converting a conventional lathe to cnc, and wanting to know where
> people generally place the home position.
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> On the Z, if I put it right at the far end, the tailstock might get in the
> way if it was set up supporting a short rod. On the other hand, I don't
> want to drive the tooling into the chuck to home. Similar with the X. If
> tools are mounted, I might not be able to retract the X far enough, or
> maybe tools are set up for turning with spindle reversed
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> Do I presume the 0,0 home is set up at about 1/3 of the Z, and X, at about
> 1/2 way?
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> Regards
> Roland
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